US Control of Ukraine's Power Plants and Europe's Preparation for War
Gilbert Doctorow with Glenn Diesen
I had the great pleasure of speaking with Dr. Gilbert Doctorow about Trump’s proposal for the US to seize ownership of Ukraine’s power plants. The proposal is intended as a security guarantee but it also suggests the US does not trust Ukraine and some of its rogue elements like Budanov.
Diesen continues his marathon of interviews providing voice to informed commentators and analysts.
I stand amazed and impressed. Thank you, Professor.
Doctorow is an intelligent person, that is not debated, however perhaps Doctorow lives in the world of Putin, which is different than the world of Trump -- Trump will be gone in < 4 years and Putin will remain.
The pendulum in the US swings, and swings hard and wide - There is NO guaranty for Putin that in 4 - 8 - 12 years the pendulum won't swing back to the US Democrats = no guaranty the Democrats in the US won't swing back to the EU.
For Putin to permit US to control Nuclear Power Plants in Ukraine is therefore insane, for it won't be just power plants, it will be the logistics, the transportation, the shipping and delivery of everything - everything for the powerplants and therefore ability to deliver weapons for the Nationalist Ukrainians that stay.
I disagree with Doctorow for I see that Putin is not stupid to allow the US to establish the logistics of bringing everything into Ukraine, unchecked and uncontrolled. Insane.
Furthermore, if a conflict were to occur, Putin could not attack the US powerplants nor anything related to them, like transmission sites, which attacks would be needed for Putin to limit power for shipping and transportation in a time of war. It is well know Putin is currently attacking power plants so the trains don't run ( as frequently) to eg: transfer men and tanks, and eg: to limit the electric supplying weapons manufacturing .... etc..
So No, Putin shall not allow the US to control the powerplants especially not the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia