Russia, US Discuss Joint Data Center Projects Including Russian Nuclear Power, Putin Envoy Says

The striking element is the pairing of two of the most sanction-sensitive sectors — advanced computing infrastructure and Russian nuclear power — in a single bilateral discussion. That suggests the energy constraint on AI data centers is now being treated as a bargaining chip in broader US-Russia diplomacy, not merely a technical matter. The absence of detail on participants or timeline is itself telling, and whether these talks move past an envoy's remarks is the open question.