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going away. Think about this. Satellite images, Yeah, satellite images
is suggesting that Russia is planning to restart nuclear power
plants in occupied southeastern Ukraine. Obviously this is very dangerous. Now,
remember in October of twenty twenty three, Russia expressed its
desire to restart the nuclear plant, and it looks like
they're actually in the process of making that happen. Russia
looks to restart Zorobsha nuclear power plant next year. Russ
Tom's CEO, that's Alexei Likshev, also pointed out there is
no alternative to the safe use of the plant Moscow.
Russia will look for an out opportunity to render the
Zoprasy nuclear power plant known as ZMPP functional again. In
twenty twenty four, Alexi Likshev, CEO of Russian State Nuclear
power operator RUSTAM, told Russia twenty four television no matter
how hard it is, we have been ensuring the safe
operation of the nuclear facility. I think next year, as
the situation unfolds, we will be looking for an opportunity
to restart this facility, he said. Let me do this.
Let me show you a New York Times article, the
satellite images are suggesting a Russian plan to restart the
sea's Ukrainian nuclear plant. Snaking power lines are part of
Moscow's goal to harness the power of Zorobsha's facility, according
to Greenpeace. It further turns around and says Russia is
building power lines and occupied south eastern Ukraine to link
to its own grid, a major nuclear plant it has captured.
According to a new green Peace report, it is the
clearest evidence yet of Moscow's intent to restart and exploit
the offline facility, despite the risks and calls to address
the plant's status in peace talks. The facility, known as
Zerobzia Nuclear Power Plant, was seized by Russia early in
the war, in a move widely condemned by the international community.
Its proximity to frontline fighting has raised fears of a
potential nuclear disaster, and experts have warned against any attempt
to restart the plant under current conditions, they turn around
and they say that. The green Peace report, which was
shared with The New York Times, includes satellite images showing
that since early February, Russia has been building more than
fifteen miles of electricity lines and pylons between the occupied
Ukrainian cities of Maropol and Bridyanst along the coast of
the Azov Sea. The satellite images were verified by the Times.
Now based on the location and direction of the work.
Greenpeace said that the project aimed to link the new
power lines to a large substation near Maripol that was
connected to Zurubsha Nuclear Plant, about one hundred and forty
miles farther west. Now look, it would be the first
time that a warning nation seized another country's nuclear facility
and then used it for its own energy needs, and
it would go against recent efforts by the Trump administration
to discuss the fate of the plant as part of
possible peace talks. Now look. Back in March, Trump suggested
that the United States should actually take over the Ukrainian plant.
Here's Caroline and Levit's statement this.
Speaker 2: Effort, and reiterated his willingness to adopt a full ceasefire.
President Trump also discussed Ukraine's electrical supply and nuclear power plants.
He said that the United States could be very helpful
in running those plants with its electricity and utility expertise.
American ownership of those plants would be the best protection
for that infrastructure and support for Ukrainian energy infrastructure. President
Zelenski also thanked President Trump for continuing to push human Yeah.
Speaker 1: Again, the United States getting it. We would literally have
demand that place on top of it. It's probably not safe. Meanwhile,
the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, he went on CBS
last month and he was asked about Trump's plans. Play
that clip.
Speaker 3: On the specific things President Trump has said in public.
One of the things he brought up is that the
US could work with Ukraine to operate the largest nuclear
power plant in Europe, which is in an area you know, Zapariza.
Russians control it that area.
Speaker 1: Right now, do.
Speaker 3: You agree with President Trump's public statements that the best
security would be for the US and Ukraine to operate
that together.
Speaker 4: No, we never received such an offer, and if we do,
we would explain that the power station Zapparosji Power nuclear
power station is run by the Russian Federation state corporation
called Rosatom. It is being under monitoring of the IA
personnel permanently located on the site and if not for
the Ukrainian regular attempts to attack the station and to
create a nuclear disaster for Europe and for Ukraine as well.
The safety requirements are fully implemented and it is in
very good hens.
Speaker 1: Yeah, lies, lies and more lies, but then again, what
would you expect. Seryei Lavrov is as close to Putin
as anybody. Meanwhile, it's up to one's imagination on how
Trump may feel about this nuclear development. And while we
know that Trump lies, i mean lies about his relationship
with Putin, he took the shtick a little step further
this past weekend, saying that something must have happened to
Putin because of how crazy he's acting. On Sunday, Trump
went ahead and he posted this rant. In it, he
turns around and he writes, I've always had a very
good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has
happened to him. He has gone absolutely crazy. He is
needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just
talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into
cities in Ukraine for no reason whatsoever. I've always said
that he wants all of Ukraine, not just a piece
of it, and maybe that's proving to be right. But
if he does it, it will lead to the downfall
of Russia. Likewise, President Zelenski is doing his country no
favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of
his mouth causes problems. I don't like it, and it
better stop. This is a war that would never have
started if I were president. This is Zelenski Putins and
Biden's war, not Trump's. I am only helping to put
out the big and ugly fires that have been started
through gross and competence and hatred. Now, let me be
very clear about something. First and foremost, we all remember,
and I can go on and play you hundreds of
recordings of Trump saying that this would never have happened
if he was president. But if he is re elected,
this will come to an end in twenty four hours.
We've all seen that video time and time and time again. Well,
we're about one hundred and twenty nine days now, or
one hundred and thirty days into his presidency, and what
do we see. We certainly don't see the stop. We
continue to see the unnecessary shelling in Kiev and outskirts,
the death of innocent civilians. What do we see from Trump? Well, again,
it's not my war. It's not my war. It never
would have happened. Well, okay, okay, let's turn around and
even acknowledge that. But you're talking the hypothetical. Let's live intoday,
Let's live in the reality. And the reality is it
is happening. But even based on your very first sentence,
you've always had a very good relationship with Putin, but
you don't want Zelensky involved in any of the negotiation.
He never liked Zolensky. He refused to give you dirt
on Joe Biden during the campaign. So I understand. Let
Ukraine suffer. Mind you, we're not talking about knocking down
of buildings. We're not even talking about the potential loss
of life. We're talking about a nuclear reactor facility. We're
talking about potential damage not just to Ukraine and Russia
and Eastern Europe, but to the entire world. We're talking
nuclear and in the hands of Russia. It is yet
just another weapon to use to continue this meritless journey
of his to try to reform the former Soviet Union,
to reform the old Russia with himself as the czar.
It's not gonna happen, doesn't mean that the guy doesn't
want it to. Meanwhile, Trump kept in character while speaking
to reporters on the tarmac by ranting literally ranting about
not knowing what happened to Putin. Play the clip. Yeah,
I'll give you an update. I'm not happy with.
Speaker 5: What Putin's doing. He's killing a lot of people, and
I don't know what the hell happened to Putin. I've
known him a long time, always gotten along with him.
But he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and
I don't like it at all. Okay, we're in the
middle of talking and he's shooting rockets into Kiev and
other cities. I don't like it at all. Right, what
do you want to do about I'm surprised. I'm very surprised.
We'll see what we're gonna do. What am I gonna
tell you? You're the fake news, aren't you? You're totally fake? Right?
Any other questions? I don't like what Putin is doing,
not even a little bit. He's killing people, and something
happened to this guy, and I don't like it.
Speaker 1: Yeah, let me be very clear. There's a reason why
Putin is doing what he's doing. First and foremost, he
doesn't care about what you say. He has no respect
for our president because he thinks that Trump is weak.
That's the problem. Oh, I'm not going to share with you.
I'll share with you everything else. In fact, I'll even
share nuclear secrets with a member of Marlago, But I'm
not going to tell you or answer a question from you,
mister fake news. Meanwhile, the reporter kept with the narrative
and asked Trump if he would put sanctions on Russia.
It's like the least thing that Trump should be doing.
Immediately play the clip. I mentionin, you're unhappy with President Putin.
Speaker 2: You've talked before about putting more sanctions on Russia.
Speaker 1: Is that something you're considering more true?
Speaker 5: Absolutely, he's killing a lot of people. I don't know
what's wrong with him.
Speaker 1: What the hell happened to him?
Speaker 5: Right, He's killing a lot of people. I'm not happy
about that. What else?
Speaker 1: It's called war, a war that Putin started. But maybe
if you read a briefing, maybe if you let somebody
explain it to you, maybe you would understand. This is
who Putin is and he's not going to stop, not
based upon I don't know your threats. Writing in all
caps that he's gone crazy. Exclamation mark, exclamation mark, exclamation mark,
he's laughing at our president. He's laughing at the United
States of America. And that's why I constantly say, we
need you to build and to help to build this community,
one person at a time, to a half a million,
then a million, then ten million, we'll put an end
to this. And as always, thanks for listening. Hey everyone,
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