Opponents of the project say it is costly, will take far too long to strengthen Ukraine’s battered power supply and opens the door to corruption.

Ukraine’s parliament voted Tuesday to support a draft bill on Kyiv’s purchase of two Russian-made reactors from Bulgaria for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. The draft bill’s adoption was announced by Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak, who said on Telegram that the bill passed with 261 votes in favor.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has supported the purchase of Russian-made energy units from Bulgaria to complete the construction of two power units at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Source: Zelenskyy's evening address on 11 February Details: Zelenskyy stated that amendments allowing the acquisition of Russian-made energy units from