On May 18, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin announced that Russia would finance the reconstruction of territories in Ukraine that it has taken control of. He added that it would also repair roads that link those areas with Russia. Khusnullin said Russia had “freed” the territories. “The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe by capacity, will supply energy to Russia and to Ukraine if the latter pays for it, ” Khusnullin said.
