From Brinkmanship to Energy Leverage - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

Vladimir Putin is trying a new approach to nuclear power politics. Instead of brandishing warheads, he is offering reactors and technology transfers under the guise of “peaceful” cooperation. His call to extend the New START by a year is more public relations than arms control. Behind the softened rhetoric, Russia continues provocations in Europe and maneuvers to split the U.S. and its allies. In this episode of Eastern Express, we explore how Moscow is weaponizing nuclear energy as its latest tool of influence.