"Russia thinks they are very strong, but if we wanted to seize their nuclear power plant, we would have done it, we could have done it, but we never wanted to do it," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Definitely would have been a propaganda victory but that’s a hot potato to have to contend with. Can’t be worth the risk of causing a nuclear disaster so close to your border. The Russians are insane for being so reckless with Zaporizhzhia

    • Miles O'Brien@startrek.websiteEnglish
      8·
      5 days ago

      It’s a simple case of “if we hold this, the opposition will have no issue ordering their soldiers to blow it to shit and causing a major disaster that will affect countless people for generations to come” vs "Eh. You go ahead and ‘hold’ it for us. We will be back when you run away trying to catch up to your retreating front line