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At Russia’s year-end State Council meeting on 25 December, the official topic was routine training of government staff. However, according to reporting from Kommersant’s Andrei Kolesnikov, the real message coming out of the Kremlin points to a surprising new twist in U.S–Russia relations. President Vladimir Putin reportedly said that the United States has shown interest in using a potential stake in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to run large-scale cryptocurrency mining. If true, this would shift the plant’s role from a wartime frontline asset to a major piece of global digital infrastructure. Bitcoin mining discussion begins Instead of being only about Ukraine’s electricity supply or military control, the plant could become a bargaining chip in broader peace talks. Turning it from a conflict zone into a crypto-mining hub would be an unusual mix of energy politics, digital economics, and high-level diplomacy. Providing further insights on the matter, Kommersant reported,  “Vladimir Putin asserted that the Russian side is still ready to make the concessions that he made in Anchorage. In other words, that ‘Donbas is ours.’”  According to Kommersant’s reporter, the Kremlin is considering a high-risk territorial deal in which Putin still aims for full control of the Donbas region, but appears open to trading land outside it. In this scenario, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) would become a key bargaining tool. The role of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Russia has occupied the plant since March 2022. And yet, Ukrainian engineers, now required to take Russian passports, continue to run it, creating a form of “forced cooperation” that directly mirrors the joint-operation ideas appearing in peace talks. Naturally, the main conflict now centers on who will manage the plant. The U.S has reportedly proposed a three-way 33% split, placing American officials in charge of operations. On the other hand,…

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