In Addressing Russia’s Attacks on Zaporizhzhia, Look to Africa

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are shocking and dangerous. 

Since March, Russia has seized and repeatedly shelled Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. The shelling cut power lines to the plant and forced backup diesel generators to kick in as a last line of defense against nuclear disaster. Rafael Grossi, head of the watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warns that Russia is “playing with fire” and that “something very, very catastrophic could take place.” He is pushing for a demilitarized zone around the facility to avoid catastrophe. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, believes that Russia is trying to turn nuclear energy into a weapon on Ukrainian soil.[…]
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