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Traditionally, the US may have acted as a leader, but Trump now believes that European security is primarily Europe's own business, with the US offering, at best, a minimal safety net, as he is reluctant to continue shouldering what he views as the burden of leadership,
Cui said
The US is trying to persuade Ukraine to agree to its demand by presenting US cooperation on Ukraine minerals and energy resources as a strategy to deter Russia from damaging these assets,
Cui said
The recent progress in the Ukraine ceasefire is a small but important step in breaking the diplomatic deadlock. While this step holds significant political value, it's still just the beginning. Trump's plan for a quick resolution might face setbacks,
Zhang saidRussia did not agree to the US-supported proposal for a comprehensive 30-day ceasefire, opting instead for a limited ceasefire focused on 'energy infrastructure'. This indicates that the US has not achieved any substantial gains in this regard,
Cui saidSecuring a role for the US in Ukraine's postwar reconstruction allows the Trump administration the opportunity to tell the American people that it consistently prioritizes American interests,
he addedHowever, a long-term peaceful resolution of the conflict remains out of reach, given the failure to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire deal and the significant gap between the two sides on territorial disputes and security guarantees,
he saidThere is not enough water in the cooling pond. The only way it can be refilled is to build a new pumping station,
says Shaun Burnie, a nuclear expert with Greenpeace
The U.S. wants to take it back from the Russians and invest in its modernization. That is a separate issue — one that remains open for discussion,
he said Thursday
President Trump asked me: ‘what you think about this station?’
Zelensky told reporters
I raised this issue with President Trump and said that our side would identify what we consider to be civilian infrastructure,
Mr Zelensky said
I think they appreciate our capability. What is obviously important is that they appreciate that it is what it is, which is a credible capability”.
Of Russia, the prime minister saidThe temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia [nuclear power plant] belongs to Ukraine, everybody acknowledges it and recognises it,
he saidI believe that the station will not work under occupation. I believe that the station can be restored to operation,
Zelensky said, also cautioning
But, if it was helpful to achieve that end – have the US run nuclear power plants in Ukraine? No problem. We can do that,
Wright addedHaving said that, if we’re talking about a long process, I’m sure certain things could be worked out, particularly if there is an arrangement… to have the majority of the Ukrainian staff and operators running these reactors,
Sokova addedThere’s no point in trying to rebuild a plant and operate it if it could be jeopardized at any moment,
Lyman saidIf you just hand over the station, and a meter away from the station, everything is occupied or there are Russian weapons, no one will work like that,
Zelensky told reporters, raising concerns that the plant could be restored with US and Ukrainian investment, only to have Russia possibly damage or destroy it again laterCertainly, we have immense technical expertise in the United States to run those plants. I don’t think that requires boots on the ground,
Wright saidThe first word of business would be to establish definitively that there could be no attacks on either the plant directly or on the supporting infrastructure – both power and water resources – and that would have to be iron-clad,
said Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned ScientistsIt still does not receive adequate maintenance and it continues to serve as a Russian ammunition depot,
said Prokip, also a senior associate at the Wilson Center