Russia is building power lines on the occupied part of Ukraine, in order to, presumably, connect the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant to its energy system. About this writes The New York Times with reference to the Greenpeace report. The construction of power lines is evidenced by satellite pictures published in the report. Since the beginning of February 2025, Russia has built more than 80 kilometers of power lines between the occupied Mariupol and Berdyansk along the coast of the Sea of Azov. According to Greenpeace, the purpose of the construction is to connect new lines with a large substation near Mariupol, which is connected to the Zaporozhye NPP, located 225 kilometers from it. The exact plans of Moscow remain unclear, notes The New York Times. Questions arise whether Russia plans to resume the operation of the nuclear power plant after the war or wants to do this in the context of continuing hostilities. According to experts, Russia will need to build several more power lines to connect the station to his energy system. Greenpeace specialist in nuclear energy, Sean Bernie calls satellite pictures the first confirmation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to restore Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plants.the New Times notes that this may be the first case when one country captures one country The nuclear object of another country, and then uses it for its own energy needs. And this, the newspaper adds, will contradict the recent efforts of the US Presidential Administration Donald Trump to discuss the fate of the station as part of peace negotiations. The Russian military captured the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant at the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The peace plan developed by the Donald Trump administration, Ukraine will regain control of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear a power station, but the United States will be managed. The electricity generated by the ZAEC will be distributed between the both parties to the conflict. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia did not receive a proposal from the USA to transfer the Office of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power station, and if it receives it, it would be impossible to transfer control. Why negotiations between Ukraine and Russia were doomed by Tatyana Politika. Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia were doomed by Tatyana Stanovaya (Carnegie Politika) (Tagstotranslate) News
