US EditionUS, Russia Allegedly Discuss Nuclear Plant Crypto Mining
Putin confirmed talks on shared operation of the plant and US interest in crypto mining using its power, which supplies about 20% of Ukraine’s electricity, officials said.
- On December 25, Kommersant reported that the US side and Russia explored operating the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, with the US reportedly interested in crypto-mining there while supplying electricity to Ukraine.
- Russian forces seized the plant in March 2022, transferring control to Rosenergoatom, subsidiary of Rosatom, while Ukrainian plant specialists reportedly remained with Russian passports.
- The US proposed a tripartite model with Ukraine, the United States, and Russia each holding a 33% share of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, located near Enerhodar on the left bank of the Dnipro River, which before the war supplied roughly 20 percent of Ukraine’s electricity.
- The IAEA warned that safety principles are being violated and said the six reactors cannot be safely restarted under current conditions.
- Reported in late December, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, called the Zaporizhzhia plant a difficult peace plan element with no US compromise, while Kommersant reported December 24–25 US interest in crypto-mining there.
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US, Russia Allegedly Discuss Nuclear Plant Crypto Mining
Russian media claimed on Friday that the Trump administration held talks with Russia over joint management of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, including the potential to use its power for crypto mining, Russian newspaper Kommersant has revealed. The discussions, which have not been independently confirmed, were allegedly held without Ukraine’s participation, and likewise proposed resuming electricity supply to Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhi…
Putin Alleges US Interest in Joint Control and Crypto Mining at Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of jointly managing the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as part of negotiations, Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed. He added that the US side is interested in organizing cryptocurrency mining operations at the plant, while also insisting that electricity generated there be supplied to Ukraine, Russian media outlet Kommersant reported on December 25. Every article …
Putin told Russian businessmen why Trump needs the capacity of the Zaporozhye NPP: EADaily
EADaily, December 26th, 2025. Representatives of the White House and the Kremlin during the negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine are discussing the joint management of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) without the participation of Kiev. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with representatives of big business on December 24…
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