It is time to sanction Rosatom and target Russia's military core
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For four years, Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom has remained a huge "elephant in the room" as no country, except Ukraine, has imposed a comprehensive package of sanctions against it. Rosatom continues to supply enriched uranium and fuel assemblies to Soviet-designed reactors in Bulgaria, the Czech
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Opinion It is time to sanction Rosatom and target Russia's military core by Olena Lapenko March 4, 2026 6:16 PM 5 min read Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Director General of the Russian Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev outside Moscow, Russia, on May 19, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images) Opinion Olena Lapenko General manager for security and resilience at Kyiv-based think tank DiXi Group For four years, Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom has remained a huge "elephant in the room" as no country, except Ukraine, has imposed a comprehensive package of sanctions against it. Rosatom continues to supply enriched uranium and fuel assemblies to Soviet-designed reactors in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia under long-standing contracts. In Hungary, the company serves as a principal contractor in the country's nuclear expansion. In February, construction formally advanced at the Russian-built Paks II Nuclear Power Plant with the pouring of the first concrete . Yet despite existing contracts in the EU , Rosatom is not just a nuclear corporation. The occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — the largest nuclear power plant in Europe – created a historic and dangerous precedent in wartime. On March 4, the world marks the fourth anniversary of Russia 's seizure of the plant. Since 2022, the ZNPP has operated under Russian control, and the international community has been repeatedly warned that the situation there remains unstable and, at times, critically risky for the security of the entire continent. Become a member – go ad‑free The ZNPP is now the sharpest illustration of how Rosatom's presence intersects with acute security risks. The International Atomic Energy Agency's Seven Pillars of nuclear safety and security were formulated precisely to prevent crises of this kind. Yet at the occupied plant, Rosatom's involvement has been associated with violations of core nuclear safety and se...
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