Russia's persistence in using Ukraine's troop-held Zaporizhia nuclear power plant as a bargaining chip could be a sign that the invaders are in trouble militarily.
Corresponding allegations by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj probably go in the right direction in one respect.
If Russian units fire on the Ukrainians from the immediate vicinity of the reactors, they are more or less unassailable.
Because a single miss by the Ukrainian defenders could trigger a nuclear catastrophe that would not only affect Ukraine and Russia.
demilitarize the environment
That alone should be a reason for both warring parties to end nuclear poker as soon as possible.
Areas closer to nuclear power plants must be demilitarized.
The International Atomic Energy Agency must be granted access to the Zaporizhia power plant in order to check the operational safety of the plant.
It would be in the interests of both parties to agree on this.
Since the beginning of the war, the Russian side has shown that it is hard to beat when it comes to ruthlessness.
But what was possible with the export of grain should be all the more possible when preventing the radiation of large areas.