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Former deputy assistant secretary at a global securities foundation focused on nonproliferation and conflict resolution. what does this mean? doe co decode that for. >> john, great to be with you. this is a very dangerous situation. iaea has been warning for several days now of the potential catastrophe because of russian control of nuclear facilities. cutting off electricity at chernobyl, eliminating its ability to cool, could risk meltdown. chernobyl is the site of the original nuclear catastrophe in the former soviet union, then the soviet union. it contaminated unending kilometers of farm ...

Although, you know, with a sociopathic president putin, anything is possible. >> it's energy extortion. nuclear energy extortion, in this case. and it also is extortion of the ukrainian people because it's going to harm their ability to gain, eat, have electricity, this this is a diabolical maneuver by vladimir putin. >> ukraine is home to 15 nuclear facilities with two taken already, russian forces are now approaching ukraine's second largest nuclear site in the mykolaiv. >> as a way of, in turn, controlling all aspects of -- of -- of ukrainian society. trying to put a stranglehold and a sque...

Were going to deliberately target the missiles to deliver nuclear power plants. although when the sociopathic president putin, anything is possible. >> it's energy extortion, nuclear energy extortion in this case. it also is extortion of the ukrainian people because it's going to harm their ability to gain heat, have electricity. this is a diabolical maneuver by vladimir putin. >> reporter: ukraine is home to 15 nuclear facilities with two taken already. russian forces are now approaching ukraine's second-largest nuclear site. >> they've been targeted as a means to control the power supply to ...

Plant workers held hostage, alarm bells are ringing. >> reporter: this was terror at a new level. ukraine has 15 nuclear plants and the russian military has forgotten chernobyl and the world's tragedy. >> we cannot go on like this. there has to be clear understanding or clear commitments not to go anywhere near nuclear facility when it comes to nuclear -- to military operations. >> reporter: some have called the targeting of such sensitive infrastructure a war crime. >> reporter: do you think that these nuclear plants are going to be targeted specifically? >> they are extremely callous. they d...