A plan that envisages significant US investment in Russia, the restoration of Russian energy flows to the European Union and the utilization of frozen Russian assets is included in US President Donald Trump's peace proposal for the war in Ukraine, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper said the proposals were detailed in annexes sent to European officials and included a plan to channel $200 billion of frozen Russian state assets into reconstruction projects in Ukraine. These include the development of a large data center that will be powered by the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control.
As part of the proposals, US companies appear ready to invest in Russian strategic sectors, such as rare earth mining and oil drilling in the Arctic, while the resumption of Russia's energy flows to Western Europe and other markets is planned.
A European official quoted by the WSJ likens these proposals to an "economic version of the Yalta conference," where in 1945 the victors of World War II established zones of influence in Europe.
Kremlin reaction
In response to the report, the Kremlin said Russia remains open to foreign investment. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that the country was "interested in investment activity", but avoided commenting specifically on the information about the exploitation of frozen assets.
