Global headlines this weekend warned of a possible, Russia-provoked explosion at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Citing Ukrainian intelligence, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of a “serious threat” at the Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Ukraine has been holding drills to prepare for a potential radioactive disaster should Russia blow up the plant.
The tense situation follows weeks of high-level diplomatic moves involving Russia, China, and the United States. Analysts warn that the international situation is at a critical juncture and that there is a very real risk of military conflict between the three major powers.
Former vice president and presidential hopeful Mike Pence, speaking to CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, connected China and the Ukraine conflict. “There’s no more effective way to send a deafening message to communist China, to check their military ambitions in the Asia Pacific, than by giving Ukraine what they need to repel the Russian invasion. I know China’s watching,” Pence said….