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21 Apr 2025, 14:49 GMT+10
Washington reportedly seeks US control over Europes largest nuclear power plant
The US intends to assert control over the territory surrounding Europe's largest nuclear power plant as part of a mediated agreement between Ukraine and Russia, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposal is part of areportedpackage of options that Washington expects Kiev to respond to by the end of this week.
Last Thursday, senior members of US President Donald Trump's administration met with Ukrainian and European officials in Paris. One of their ideas aimed at facilitating a peace agreement between Kiev and Moscow involves designating the land around theZaporozhyenuclear power plant (NPP) as neutral territory under US control, the newspaper reported Sunday, citing anonymous sources.
The former Ukrainian region hosting the facility voted to join Russia in 2022, though Kiev has dismissed the referendum as a sham. In March, Trump claimed that Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky had proposed that the US take ownership of his country's nuclear power plants. Zelensky, however,refutedthis assertion, stating that he and Trump only discussed potential US investments in the Zaporozhye NPP.
Additionally, Washington has suggested recognizing Russian sovereignty over Crimea, not opposing Russian control over four other former Ukrainian regions, including Zaporozhye, and rejecting Ukraine's bid for NATO membership, according to the WSJ.
However, the list of proposals does not include any cap on the strength of the Ukrainian army or ban on troop deployments by European NATO members in Ukraine, the newspaper noted. If the US, its European allies, and Ukraine achieve a "convergence" this week, the package will be presented to Moscow, the WSJ reported.
Moscow has firmly rejected any proposed NATO presence in Ukraine and has asserted that the Istanbul agreement - a truce proposal negotiated in 2022 that includes limitations on the Ukrainian military - should serve as the foundation for a future peace accord. This plan was rejected by Kiev following intervention from then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Russia has accused the EU and the UK of attempting to undermine Trump's mediation efforts in order to prolong the conflict in Ukraine. The US president has cautioned that his administration would "just take a pass" if the diplomatic effort becomes too challenging.
(RT.com)
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