Zaporizhzhia and Chernobyl nuclear power plants aspect in Russian warfare in Ukraine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34767/SIIP.2023.02.03Keywords:
defense, security, Russia’s aggression, war in Ukraine, nuclear power plantsAbstract
Y In the eyes of the democratic world, Russia is anaggressor state. This has been confirmed by the events concerning and surrounding Ukraine since 2014. From the theoretical point of view, the world can also be divided into two opposite poles, or,in other words, liberal and realist wings. The aggressor state has shown that the most important in hostilities is to win at any cost and that it uses nuclear sites to achieve their objectives.All nuclear sites are internationally protected. The goal of the present article is to analyze the issue of nuclear power plants that Russia uses in the framework of hostilities in Ukraine based on the theoretical assumptions of liberalism and realism. The article uses Zaporizhzhia and Chernobyl nuclear power plants as examples. The qualitative research methods used in this article are document analysis, and interviews conducted with experts.
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