"Putin's Nuclear Fuel Dominance Fuels Global Profits"

The US and European countries are importing significant amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with much-needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine. These legal imports have raised concerns among nonproliferation experts and elected officials who argue that they are funding the development of Russia's nuclear arsenal and complicating efforts to curtail its war-making abilities. The reliance on Russian nuclear products leaves the US and its allies vulnerable to energy shortages if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to cut off supplies. As nations seek to increase production of emissions-free electricity to combat climate change, the challenge of reducing dependence on Russian nuclear products is expected to grow.