Ukraine and Russia are engaged in preliminary negotiations to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to agree to a deal as long as Ukrainian forces remain on Russian territory in the Kursk region, reports the Financial Times. Kyiv seeks to revive negotiations mediated by Qatar, which came close to an agreement in August but were derailed by Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk, sources including senior officials reported. “There’s very early talks about potentially restarting something. There’s now talks on the energy facilities,” sa…