The fate of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia remains unclear as it is still under Russian control.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the country's nuclear power plants are not a private but a national asset. During a press conference in Norway on Thursday he stated:
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“All nuclear power plants belong to the people of Ukraine. It's a state nuclear power plant, it's not private here. That's the way it is with nuclear energy in Ukraine."
Zelenskyy’s words come a day after a call between US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian leader, in which Trump reportedly suggested that Ukraine consider transferring ownership of its power plants to the US for long-term security, according to an American statement.
Speaking to the media afterward, Zelenskyy clarified that the conversation specifically focused on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in southern Ukraine.
Although the facility remains connected to Ukraine’s energy grid without generating electricity, it has been under Russian control since the early days of the war, leaving the potential scope of US involvement uncertain.