US EditionTrump suggests to Zelenskyy that the US should take ownership of Ukrainian power plants for security
- During a call, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy consider transferring ownership of Ukraine's power plants to the U.S. for security purposes, according to a U.S. statement.
- Zelenskyy confirmed that the discussion primarily focused on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under Russian control since early in the war.
- Zelenskyy stated that while U.S. ownership could offer protection, he emphasized that all nuclear power plants belong to the people of Ukraine.
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Beyond his ambitions for Ukraine's natural resources, the US president now seems to be lorging nuclear sites, with the White House suggesting that the United States could take "possession" of the country's nuclear power plants.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to statements by US officials who the day before suggested that the US could take ownership of Ukrainian nuclear power plants to ensure their protection. According to the Ukrainian president, nuclear power plants are state-owned, but Kiev may consider American investments in the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
During a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump proposed a very unusual idea: that the United States take control of Ukraine's nuclear power plants, arguing that this would provide them with the "best protection." Why would America be interested in Ukraine's nuclear sector, and what obstacles stand in the way of such an initiative, apart from a possible refusal by Kiev?
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