Moscow: Russia on Tuesday rejected transferring control over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to Ukraine or any other country, stating it is 'impossible.' According to Anadolu Agency, US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call last Wednesday, discussing the situation surrounding energy supplies to Ukraine and the country's nuclear power plants. During the call, Trump suggested that the US could be 'very helpful in running the plants with its electricity and utility expertise' and proposed that 'American ownership of those plants could be the best protection for that infrastructure,' as per a White House statement. Zelenskyy later informed journalists that while he and Trump discussed the restoration of the ZNPP and Ukraine's readiness to modernize the plant, the topic of ownership was not part of their conversation. A Russian Foreign Ministry statement emphasized that the ZNPP is a 'Russian nuclear facility,' and transferring control of the plan t to Ukraine or any other nation is 'impossible.' The statement highlighted that all the plant's employees are Russian citizens and expressed concerns about their safety, citing alleged atrocities committed by Ukrainians in Russian territories. The ministry's statement also dismissed the possibility of joint operation of the plant, including with international organizations, as unprecedented in world practice. It argued that such arrangements would complicate ensuring nuclear safety and managing civil liability for nuclear damage. The statement further noted the challenges posed by NATO's intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, which it claimed included potential sabotage, making it 'impossible' to allow representatives from these states temporary access to the ZNPP. The situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest and among the world's 10 biggest, remains tense as fears of a nuclear disaster continue. Both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of attacks around the facility. Since M arch 2022, the plant has been under Russian control, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) personnel have been present at the site since September 1, 2022.