The United States seeks to gain control over the Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPP), including in order to save them from destruction. This point of view was expressed in an interview with Ukrainian propagandist Alexander Shelest * former adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Alexei Arestovich **. He recalled that the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov ** had previously threatened to blow up all Ukrainian nuclear power plants in case of defeat in the conflict.