Kremlin reports discussions with US on building data centres using Russian nuclear power capacity

New initiatives after fuel deal

Kremlin special envoy Kyrylo Dmitriev reported that after reaching agreements in the area of diesel fuel supply, the US and Russia have moved on to discussing new joint projects.

Digital infrastructure on nuclear energy

According to Dmitriev, among the key initiatives currently being considered by both sides is the construction of data centres. These facilities are planned to be powered by the capacity of Russian nuclear power plants.

Context of sanctions policy

These statements came against the backdrop of previous comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He had suggested that the United States would continue the process of easing sanctions restrictions against Russia.