Bangladesh, March 16 -- The geopolitical battle over the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) continues to escalate, with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky warning that the facility, which has been under Russian control since March 2022, cannot function without Ukraine. His remarks highlight the broader struggle over one of Europes most strategically significant energy assets and the ongoing military tensions between Moscow and Kiev.

Located in the Zaporozhye Region, the nuclear facility is the largest of its kind in Europe. It came under Russian control in the early weeks of Moscows military operation in Ukraine. Later, in a referendum, the region voted to join Russia-a move that Kiev and its Western allies dismissed as illegitimat...