US President Donald Trump has offered his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky the United States to acquire Ukrainian power plants as a guarantee of their security, the Associated Press reported.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House National Security Advisor Mike Walz made the announcement after a phone call between Trump and Zelensky today.
The United States could be "very helpful in managing these plants with its expertise in the power industry and utilities", Rubio and Walz said in a joint statement released by the White House. Trump added that "American ownership of these plants could be the best protection for this infrastructure".
The US president himself said earlier that he had discussed with his Ukrainian counterpart ways to conclude a peace agreement between his country and Russia.
Yesterday, Trump also spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.