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Trump floats US takeover of Ukraine nuclear plants

 This combination of pictures created on March 18, 2025 shows, L-R, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. [AFP]

Donald Trump has told Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of his latest bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its neighbor.

The offer comes as some 30 military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine prepared for talks in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.

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