Morning Jolt: Putin Is Determined to Destroy What He Cannot Possess

On the menu today: The extraordinarily reckless Russian assault upon the Zaporizhzhia nuclear-power plant in Ukraine has ended without any radiation leak, but not before Russian shells started a fire at a training facility adjacent to the plant's six reactors. The crisis is not merely that Russia is invading Ukraine; it is that Russia is invading Ukraine in particularly reckless, destructive, and catastrophic ways. It is as if Vladimir Putin is an obsessed and abusive lover, determined to destroy what he cannot possess.

The Russian Assult on Zaporizhzhia

The world watched and held its breath Thursday night as Russian forces gradually seized control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear-power plant in Ukraine, but not before firing shells at the plant and starting a fire at a training facility adjacent to the plant's six reactors. Thankfully, at this hour, the plant has suffered no radiation leaks.

The International Atomic Energy Agency announced in the early morning hours that the Ukrainian government had informed them that Russian forces had taken control of the site, but that the nuclear power plant continued to be operated by its regular staff ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 04 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 04 2022 Putin Is Determined to Destroy What He Cannot Possess On the menu today: The extraordinarily reckless Russian assault upon the Zaporizhzhia nuclear-power plant in Ukraine has ended without any radiation leak, but not before Russian shells started a fire at a training facility adjacent to the plant's six reactors. The crisis is not merely that Russia is invading Ukraine; it is that Russia is invading Ukraine in particularly reckless, destructive, and catastrophic ways. It is as if Vladimir Putin is an obsessed and abusive lover, determined to destroy what he cannot possess. The Russian Assult on Zaporizhzhia The world watched and held its breath Thursday night as Russian forces gradually seized control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear-power plant in Ukraine, but not before firing shells at the plant and starting a fire at a training facility adjacent to the plant's six reactors. Thankfully, at this hour, the plant has suffered no radiation leaks. The International Atomic Energy Agency announced in the early morning hours that the Ukrainian government had informed them that Russian forces had taken control of the site, but that the nuclear power plant continued to be operated by its regular staff ...   READ MORE

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