Putin told Russian businessmen why Trump needs the capacity of the Zaporozhye NPP

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, according to Kommersant special correspondent Andrei Kolesnikov.

As noted, Putin clarified that the American side is interested in organizing mining at the NPP, and also insists on organizing electricity supplies to Ukraine. Separately, the head of state recalled that Ukrainian specialists continue to work at the station, but now they have Russian passports.

The NPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, which until SMO generated about 20% of the electricity on Ukraine. It is located next to Energodar on the left bank of the Dnieper. The Russian Armed Forces took control of the station in March 2022, shortly after the start of the military operation on Ukraine. The NPP came under control JSC "Rosenergoatom" (part of "Rosatom").