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Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence

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The immediate cause appears to be concern about possible sabotage of nuclear power plants and fuel-handling operations from within—either to cause a nuclear incident or to pave the way for Russian forces to seize or retain control of key installations. You can’t build those into the design. Ukraine worked with U.S.-based

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Covert Actions Heighten Ukraine’s Nuclear Peril

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Then Kotin gave contradictory answers when asked why he recently dismissed the director of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, which lies just under 60 kilometers from Belarus and is the largest still under Ukraine’s control. Asked why Boyarintsev was not present as requested, Kotin told the energy committee he had the day off.

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