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America doesn’t need #Putin’s oil,even if it is being sold at a sharp discount We have our own, lets use it

President Biden and NATO need to make clear to #Belarus that it would be a terrible mistake to send troops into #Ukraine Prudence limits our options against #Russia Belarus is not Russia

There will be a steady increase of internal restrictions in #Russia over the next few days In less than a week Russians will be living under Stalin era rules

“This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this,to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:12-13

It would be a catastrophic mistake to make decisions based on the #Putin of the past The sense of grievance,the suspicions,the hubris of viewing himself as #Russia the obsession with control, have all gotten worse & he will do things now he would have never done before

I can’t emphasize enough how much #Putin & his risk calculus have changed He will push Belarus into war,use chemical or biological weapons,slaughter millions & impose Stalinist restrictions in #Russia to avoid humiliation or the perception that he was forced to back down

There is all sorts of contradictory information from officials in #Ukraine This is understandable given the fact their country is being invaded and at war An accurate damage assessment and determination about the danger of a leak, if any, will not be available for hourshttps://twitter.com/iaeaorg/status/1499552874719850549 …

Second Ukraine official just now says reactor was “hit” & is inactive with fuel inside but that its the admin building which is on fire He had received no information about elevated radiation levels Says meltdown unlikely but leak is possible No other verified info available

Ukrainian TV is reporting that a reactor is on fire at #Zaporizhzhia but that it is not currently operating But it does have nuclear fuel inside

#Ukraine energy officials telling the media and U.S. officials that elevated radiation levels are being detected at #Zaporizhzhia There is no independent confirmation of this nor are any levels being provided or available at the moment

Like most nuke plants the one in #Ukraine under attack is built to withstand a direct hit from an airplane crash The problem is a loss of power or a shell draining the pools used to store spent fuel If that fuel isn’t cooled it can melt & release large amounts of radioactivity

Russian soldiers have breached the main building of the #Zaporizhzhia nuke plant in #Ukraine Active firefight is going on inside a facility that is already on fire and controls 6 reactors Firefighters unable to fight the fire because they are in the middle of a combat zone

#Russian soldiers have entered in nuclear plant in #Ukraine There is an growing fire on the site and now a firefight occurring inside the 9th largest nuclear power plant in the world.

#Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in #Ukraine has 6 reactors, is the largest one in all of Europe, and the 9th largest on earth #Russia is currently attacking it with mortars and RPGs Portions of the plan are currently on fire Russians firing on the Firefighters too