Trump floats plan to protect Ukraine's besieged power plants through U.S. ownership

March 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States could take over Ukraine's embattled electric power plants, at least one of which is controlled by Russian forces, saying American ownership would be "the best protection for that infrastructure and support for Ukrainian energy infrastructure."

Trump made the offer in an hour-long call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday to brief him on discussions he had with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a day earlier on implementing a U.S.-brokered cease-fire, according to a White House statement.

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