Putin Profits Off Global Reliance On Russian Nuclear Fuel

The United States and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine. The sales, which are legal and unsanctioned, have raised alarms from nonproliferation experts and elected officials who say the imports are helping to bankroll the development of Moscow’s nuclear arsenal and are complicating efforts to curtail Russia’s war-making abilities. Russia sold about $1.7 billion in nuclear products to firms in the United States and Europe, according to trade data and experts. To see the original story by AP, click here.