President Vladimir Putin told some of Russia's top businessmen that he might be open to swapping some territory controlled by Russian forces in Ukraine but that he wanted the whole of Donbas, the Kommersant newspaper reported. ADVERTISEMENT"Vladimir Putin asserted that the Russian side is still ready to make the concessions that he made in Anchorage. According to Kommersant, Putin also raised the issue of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear facility in Europe, at his meeting with businessmen. Putin, according to Kommersant, said that joint Russian-U.S. management of the nuclear power station was being discussed. Putin also said that the United States had expressed an interest in crypto mining near the plant and that the plant should be used to partially supply Ukraine, Kommersant said.

Source: The Telegraph December 26, 2025 14:41 UTC