Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump suggests taking over Ukraine’s nuclear power plants in call with Zelensky

At least 10 people, including four children, were injured in a major attack overnight, which damaged residential buildings in Criponiskaski city, officials said.

“Cripvintaski has survived a major enemy attack,” said Arcadi Ricovich, the regional governor of the Central Ukrainian city.

“Peaceful residential buildings were destroyed – private houses and multilateral buildings.”

Ukrainian Air Force says its defense shot 75 out of 171 Russian drones overnight.

Sam Kelly, editor of the Independent World Affairs, says Putin Kiev and Washington may be afraid of the growing relationship.

Apparently, respecting Trump’s efforts to get a ceasefire with Russia, Ukraine revealed deep hesitation in reducing Putin’s enmity unless he was permanently convinced of making fun of Ukraine’s sovereignty.

There are still major differences between the United States and Ukraine. First of all, the Trump administration will not recognize that Russia invaded Ukraine. The White House has agreed with Russia that Ukraine will have to accept the lost territory from Moscow. As far as Trump is concerned, Ukraine’s request to guarantee its protection with US military assistance after any peace agreement is signed is guaranteed.

But Putin may fear that the alliance he has enjoyed with the White House is now contradictory because Kiev and Washington have started singing some lines together.

Europe’s largest, Russian -occupied Zapirzia nuclear power plant will be an important place in future ceasefire talks.

While the White House said yesterday’s phone call between Donald Trump and Woldmeer Zilnsky discussed US control over Ukrainian nuclear power plants, the Ukrainian president said he had only mentioned Zapzia’s convenience.

Located on the frontline since March 2022 and occupied by Russia, the plant has been used as a shield from where Russian forces can attack the nearby city of Zapurizia – in the knowledge that the Ukrainian plant will not pose a risk of significant anti -strikes.

Kiev has said that Russia will not be allowed to maintain control of the plant, which has not been generating energy since its occupation.

But suggesting that Zapurizia can take control of us, Mr. Zillsky has now given Washington a financial encouragement to get Russia out of the plant.

Wolodmeer Zelinsky and Donald Trump yesterday described them as a positive phone call, which is the latest development in the pair’s most unstable relationship.

Immediately the call. Later, Mr Trump worked with the truth in connection with the “very good” conversation – the first time he spoke to the Ukrainian president about three weeks ago after leaving the Oval Office.

Mr Zelannsky, while echoing the sentiments of the US president, praised the “positive, very important and clear conversation” and endorsed Kiev’s consent to end strikes on energy and other civilian infrastructure.

He threw the ball back to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s court, after which when he agreed to a partial ceasefire, Kiev alleged that Moscow accused Moscow of attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure hours later.

The call also discussed that the situation was a battleground, where Ukrainian troops lost large parts of the land acquired by Russia, and the supply of air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine, with which Mr Trump pledged to continue.

The White House also proposed US control over Ukraine’s power supply and nuclear power plants. US control over these plants, he said in a red out after the call, “The best protection for this infrastructure and the support for Ukraine Energy Infrastructure will be the best protection.

According to Russian officials and government media, Ukrainian drones have hit a deep fire inside Russia after the Ukrainian drones targeted the base housing strategic bombers.

About 700 700 km (435 miles) from Front Lines in Ukraine, Russia’s Topolio TU -160 hosts nuclear -capable strategic bombers.

Saratov’s governor, Roman Basargin, said a Ukrainian drone was attacked in the England town, which had set an airfield on fire and evacuated nearby.

It did not specifically mention the Engels base, but it is the main airfield of the area.

According to unverified footage on Russian telegram channels, a plum of black smoke over the cottages and something that shows a huge fire in the dawn sky.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that in six different areas of southern Russia, air defenses have shot 132 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 54 in the Saratov area, where Engels base is located.

According to a White House statement, Donald Trump advised Wolodmeer Zilnsky to consider giving US ownership to Ukraine’s power plants to ensure their long -term security.

Mr Trump told Zillski yesterday that the United States could be very helpful in running these plants with electricity and usefulness, “according to a statement from Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Walts.

According to White House officials, Mr Trump suggested that “US ownership of these plants could have the best protection for this infrastructure.”

The idea was also presented when the Trump administration to finalize a contract to access Ukraine’s major minerals as a partial payment of US support for Ukraine during the war. See

In Kiev, Mr Zillsky said that the conversation focused on the Zapirizia nuclear power plant – which is the largest of its kind in Europe and has been under Russian control since the war.

He said Mr Trump presented the idea of ​​”an understanding” in which the United States could recover the plant.

This morning, Governor Roman Basaragin said that after a drone attack in Ukraine, an airfield was set on fire in the Saratov area of ​​Russia.

The Russian official said they were expelled the nearby region to protect the residents living near the airfield.

The fire scale in the airfield was not immediately clear.

The White House has said that the US Intelligence Community will continue to share information with the Ukrainian government to strengthen the defense efforts of Kiev.

The announcement came after a call from President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelannsky yesterday.

Press Secretary Krinolite said that the two leaders reviewed the situation and agreed to close the information between their defense staff as soon as the battlefield was developed.

“President Zelannsky called for additional air defense systems to protect his citizens, especially the Patriot missile system, and President Trump agreed to work with him, especially in Europe,” said Ms Levit.

Finnish President Alexander Stub has said that the only real solution to leave Moscow was to “combine Ukraine with his teeth”.

Talking to Politico, Mr Stubb said that Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his original intentions in Ukraine by Donald Trump a few hours after making a claim to the civilian energy infrastructure that Moscow would stop such attacks.

“As a person who mediated in Georgia in 2008, I can say that this is a common tactic of Putin,” Mr Stub told Politico.

“We have an aggressor who says he wants ceasefire and peace, but he refuses to commit,” he said.

“And I think the conversation between Trump and Putin on yesterday’s phone was a step in the right direction, but now we are watching Putin’s real face.”

He said after meeting with Mr Zelannsky in Helsinki that Ukraine had an undeniable right to defend himself and was supported by the help of partners.

Russia and Ukraine have changed 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges after the Russian attack three years ago.

The Russian Ministry of Defense added that Moscow handed over more than 22 wounded Ukrainian prisoners, saying it was a goodwill move.

Ukrainian President Wolodmeer Zillsky said: “We are bringing back soldiers, sergeants and officers – fighters who fought for our freedom in the ranks of the Armed Forces, Navy, National Guard, Regional Defense Forces, and Border Guard service.”

The Ukrainian leader said the release of all the prisoners of the war, as well as ordinary citizens of the war, would be an important step towards peace and it could help build trust between the two countries. It has repeatedly demanded “all” for prisoner exchange.