World · The New York Times · Oct 8, 2026, 12:28 PM ET

SHOCK: MIDDLE EAST DOMINATES Trump’s Russian Oil Deal

Original headline: In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners · By Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton

A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.