America’s Business Interests. Trump wants to control Ukrainian NPPs – at NYT told what it means and as far as possible

The New York Times writes about it, analyzing the desire of US President Donald Trump to control Ukrainian NPPs and what it can mean.

As they stated in the White House after Trump’s telephone conversation and President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, during a conversation, the American leader said that “the United States could provide great assistance in managing these factories with their experience in the field of electricity and communal services” and that “American property in the state Infrastructure. “

This idea surprised Ukrainian government officials and energy experts, states in NYT. For its part, Zelensky made it clear that the NPPs belong to the state and cannot be privatized. He also clarified that the issue of US property transfer was not discussed directly.

According to the President of Ukraine, during a telephone conversation, Trump asked him about the Zaporozhye NPP, which is now under the control of Russian invaders. Zelensky also stated that “if America is thinking of finding a way out of this situation, they want to pick it up from the Russians, and want to invest, upgraded is an open question.”

According to NYT, one thing is clear – Trump wants to get a larger economic share in Ukraine.

The author of the publication also points out that after a full -scale invasion of Russia tries to destroy Ukraine’s power grid, but avoiding blows to nuclear facilities.

The Ukrainian government has initiated the construction of new nuclear reactors as the only way of long -term energy security. “It is here that the business interests of America can play their role,” the author emphasizes.

It is also reported that before the war, the US Nuclear Technology Nuclear Company has signed an agreement with Energoatom on the construction of five reactors. After the invasion of the Russian Federation, this figure increased to nine. In addition, arrangements for the deployment of smaller nuclear stations in Ukraine were reached.

Westinghouse shows special interest in the Zaporozhye NPP, which used the company and technologies of the company to the Russian invasion. After its capture by the Russians, Westinghouse had fears of potential theft of their intellectual property. In 2023, the US Ministry of Energy warned Rosatom of possible legal consequences in the use of Westinghouse technologies at Zaporizhzhya NPP.

As the NYT commentary in the Kennan Institute’s Energy Analytist in Washington Andrian Prokip, Westinghouse “It certainly wins ”from the return of the Zaporizhzhya NPP under the control of Ukraine.

Pointing to the possible problems in the realization of the idea of ​​Trump, NYT first indicated that all NPPs of Ukraine belong to Energoatom and the legislation of the country prohibits their privatization. The privatization of energy, is likely to “become a stumbling block”.

NYT also reminded the words of Zelensky that even in the event of a return of Zaporizhzhya NPP to Ukraine, it is impossible to “simply transfer the station” of the United States because “It is our property and it is our land. “

Also a serious problem will be the launch of the NPP, which, according to Zelensky, can take up to two and a half years. However, although all six reactors are stopped, they still need a stable energy supply. However, the station has repeatedly remained without electricity due to shelling, and the destruction of the Kakhovsky Dam “reduced access to cooling water, increases the risk of nuclear accident. ”

Summing up, the author recalled that Zelensky described the discussion of this issue with Donald Trump as “positive steps”, but warned that there would be no quick result.

Zelensky and Trump held a telephone conversation on March 19. Earlier, Donald Trump on the social network The Truth Social reported that a conversation with Vladimir Zelensky was “Very good. “

According to the US President, a large part of the conversation was based on negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, which took place between him and Trump on March 18, “in order to reconcile the requests and needs of Russia and Ukraine”.

The White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said Trump had suggested that the US NPPs be transferred to Zelensky with Zelensky.

On March 19, Zelensky reported that during his conversation with US President Donald Trump, they discussed the restoration of Zaporizhzhya NPP.

Zelensky also noted that Trump wondered whether the Ukrainian authorities would understand that the United States could restore the NPP.

According to Financial Times, the United States seeks to review the terms of the mineral agreement of Ukraine, including the NPP in a broader economic agreement.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing and Communal Services Andriy Gerus on Radio NV told what conditions the United States will be able to manage the Zaporizhzhya NPP and what problems will arise.