If there is a tangible effect of negotiations between presidents Ukraine, this is the exchange of 350 Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war. But the exchange of prisoners is not the first in the three years of war, no matter how the White House attempted to present it as a result of the good climate formed with the Kremlin.
As for the agreement to avoid attacks on Ukraine and Russia’s energy infrastructure, it is tested daily in practice as bombings continue on other infrastructure and of course on the front. .
Following the territorial and exploitation of Ukraine’s mineral wealth, the American side also put the energy on the table, bypassing the Kiev government many times. The “lot” opened with Donald Trump’s statements about the fate of the Zaporizia nuclear plant has evolved into a “bid” to protect all Ukrainian nuclear units, even for “American ownership” of these factories.
In addition to the Zaporizia station, which is out of service and under Russian military control, Ukraine still has three nuclear plants, one in the center and the other two in the western part of the country.
The need to explain exactly what he discussed with Trump on the phone after the “restoration” of their relationships. “We only discussed Zaporizia and I told him that if he didn’t belong to Ukraine he wouldn’t work” Zelenski assured, while stressing that “All nuclear factories belong to the Ukrainian people”. If the US wants to take Zaporizia from the Russians, invest and modernize it, this is a separate issue, he added.
But there is another parameter, which is about investment in nuclear energy after the end of the war. Russia has avoided jumping in nuclear plants, but until a few days ago it has systematically targeted conventional power plants and the distribution network that has suffered great damage. Prior to the Russian invasion, US companies were planning to build at least 5 new nuclear reactors in Ukraine, which has already exported power to Europe. If rebuilding begins, energy needs will be even greater in and outside Ukrainian territory.
At present for the gradual acquisition and rescue of a large business with many sectors rather than defending a country that has resist its neighbor for three years. In fact, it seems that negotiation with Putin is expanding to the Middle East, with the ‘Together perception’ For Iran’s nuclear program that should never be able to destroy Israel.
