Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top economic envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, and leaders of Germany’s far-right AfD are preparing for a possible meeting as early as March to discuss restoring Russian gas supplies to Europe’s biggest economy, two people familiar with the plan said. The meeting would depend on a prior Russia-Ukraine peace framework and could include U.S. representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, although a senior U.S. official said they have not been informed or invited. Potential venues include Israel, the United Arab Emirates and India. The talks would examine reopening the Nord Stream pipelines, which were damaged by explosions in September 2022, but any attempt to resume Russian energy deliveries would face opposition in Germany and Eastern Europe. The preparations underscore the AfD’s expanding electoral influence and its effort to present lower-cost Russian energy as a solution to Germany’s economic and energy pressures.