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Posted on September 26, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleBelarus plans to build a nuclear plant to supply energy to Russian-controlled Ukraine, highlighting strong ties with Russia.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarus is proposing to build a nuclear power plant in the east of the country that could supply electricity to Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine, President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday.
Lukashenko put the idea to Russian President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin talks in Moscow.
"If a decision is made, we will immediately begin building a new power unit or a new station if there is a need (for electricity) in western Russia and in the liberated regions," Lukashenko said, employing the language that Moscow uses to describe Ukrainian territory captured by Russia.
The offer underlined the close ties between Putin and Lukashenko, even as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a strategy of offering incentives to the Belarusian leader to free political prisoners and improve relations with the West.
Putin responded that "financing is not an issue at all. If there is a consumer who will take electricity and pay the required tariff, it's not a problem at all."
Belarus is a close ally of Moscow and has backed its war in Ukraine, including by allowing Putin's troops to use its territory to enter Ukraine in 2022. Putin meets with Lukashenko more frequently than with any other foreign leader.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Mark Trevelyan and Lucy PapachristouEditing by Andrew Osborn)
Belarus is proposing to build a nuclear power plant that could supply electricity to Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine.
Lukashenko discussed the nuclear energy proposal with Russian President Vladimir Putin during talks in Moscow.
Putin stated that financing is not an issue as long as there is a consumer willing to pay the required tariff for the electricity.
Belarus has supported Russia's war in Ukraine by allowing Russian troops to use its territory to enter Ukraine.
Lukashenko mentioned that if a decision is made, they would immediately begin building a new power unit or station if there is a need for electricity.
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