From WSJopinion: By seizing the nuclear plants, Russia is able to retake the market for Ukrainian nuclear fuel, writes jeffsmerrifield
Journal Editorial Report: Will Biden buck his party's green lobby? Images: Sputnik/Reuters/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyAn unappreciated motive for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that Kyiv was positioning itself to break from its longtime Russian nuclear suppliers, as the U.S. was encroaching on Russia’s largest nuclear export market.
At the beginning of the conflict, Russian tanks rolled through the Chernobyl site, kicking up dust and increasing radiation levels. Eight days later, the invaders seized the six-unit nuclear power plant in the town of Zaporizhzhya, 700 miles away.
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