Trump plans major US investments in Russia

US President Donald Trump's plan for peace in Ukraine includes proposals to restore Russian energy flows to Europe, significant US investment in Russian minerals and energy, and the use of frozen Russian state assets, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Advertisement –

The newspaper reports that the plans are detailed in annexes to peace proposals submitted to the Europeans in recent weeks.

Investments in Russian strategic sectors

More specifically, they include a plan under which American financial companies and other businesses would leverage $200 billion in frozen Russian state assets for projects in Ukraine, including a large new data center powered by the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is now controlled by Russian forces, the newspaper reported.

American companies will invest in strategic Russian sectors, such as rare earth mining and Arctic oil drilling, while Russian energy flows to Western Europe and the world will be restored, he added.