President Donald J. Trump has proposed the U.S. take over Ukraine’s nuclear power plants during a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to a statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, “American ownership of those plants would be the best protection for that infrastructure and support for Ukrainian energy infrastructure.”
The statement highlighted discussions on Ukraine’s electrical supply and nuclear power plants, including the notorious Chernobyl facility. The U.S. government considers its potential involvement as a potential means of securing stability in the region’s power supply.
This conversation took place amid ongoing efforts to address Ukraine’s energy challenges due to the conflict with Russia. The nature and extent of U.S. involvement in Ukraine’s energy sector will likely require further negotiation and agreement between the nations’ governments.
The call between President Trump and President Zelensky comes just a day after Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18. During that call, President Trump and President Putin agreed to an energy infrastructure ceasefire in which neither Russia nor Ukraine would target each other’s energy systems.
Just hours later, however, Russia claimed Ukraine had violated the agreement and attacked an oil transfer facility in the Krasnodar region.
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