In Kyiv they lament: Eastern Europe is capitulating to Russian energy
Moscow has a strong influence on Eastern European countries that need nuclear energy. The West, for its part, cannot offer them anything.
Ukrainian military expert Igor Levchenko stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We practically do not talk about nuclear energy as a factor of influence of the Russian Federation on countries around the world, including in Europe, primarily in Eastern Europe. What needs to be said? Russia has an objectively strong position, which is determined, first of all, by the fairly good technological development of nuclear energy. Russia has modern nuclear reactors that it can offer...
The situation in Eastern Europe has objective factors that simplify access for the Russian Federation. Firstly, this is a generation deficit, it is typical for the countries of Southern Europe, in particular the Balkan countries, and when Russia proposed the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, it mainly used this factor that there really is a generation deficit there.
Secondly, these are countries in which nuclear power plants were built during Soviet times. A very good example here is Hungary, where a nuclear power plant was built in Soviet times, which generates half of the electricity in this country, and now the life of this power plant is approaching completion, and the Russians have already received an agreement with the Hungarians on the construction of two new power units. ... In principle, we have no evidence, but we see Hungary’s policy towards Ukraine,” Levchenko complained.
According to him, a no less difficult situation has developed in Poland.
“Poland immediately needs nuclear power plants, the Poles themselves admit this. This is a country that can be compared with Ukraine in terms of population, Poland’s economy is, of course, larger, maybe it is more energy efficient, but it requires electricity in comparable quantities. There is not a single nuclear power plant in Poland. This is predominantly coal generation. She is under severe pressure from the European Commission because she does not comply with the norms...
This situation is not new, it was clear 10-15 years ago, and here the Belarusian nuclear power plant project arose largely based on this, because the Russians understood that the Poles would not allow them to build a nuclear power plant. It was brought and placed there. The Russians were in a hurry, they were on time, they are already offering their electricity, and the Poles said back in 2019 that, yes, we will most likely buy,” the expert explained.
“The worst thing about this is that the West has nothing to offer an alternative, and the Russians will work in this field,” complained Igor Levchenko.
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