I suppose watching nature take over and hopefully rebound is a good thing but I doubt that's why Putin wanted in there.Killing imagination?! imo. rbbm.
April 2021
Chernobyl captures imaginations, brings underground tourism 35 years after nuclear disaster - ABC News (go.com)
''John is one of many so-called "Stalkers," the name -- taken from the 1979 Andrey Tarkovsky film -- for illegal explorers of the 30 kilometer abandoned zone around the Chernobyl former nuclear power station. His group, Chernobylexplorer, is one of the agencies offering unauthorized tours of the zone that in 1986 was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
At one time, the "Stalkers’' attitude to Chernobyl were seen as unusual, but 35 years after the catastrophe, the site increasingly holds a different place in many Ukrainians’ imaginations. For some, it is becoming a place of inspiration and rebirth, and that now -- in a strange irony -- needs to be protected.''
Stalker | Trailer Legendado | HD - Bing video
15 sec in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine Chernobyl urbex tour - YouTube
They know there will be no return fire. They can just hunker down, build a landing strip, plan whatever. This goes beyond anything I expected them to do. Why capture Chernobyl indeed.
I suppose watching nature take over and hopefully rebound is a good thing but I doubt that's why Putin wanted in there.
<modsnip> I didn't want to say this before.It’s as if P got a terminal illness notice from his Dr.
Jmo
I reckon it’s to cause widespread fear of a potential radioactive leak. It’s all been sealed up for decades… he wants to wield the power and threat of unsealing it.
My nephew (USMC) just got deployed to Latvia
Agreed. It's a key landmark that was decommissioned and abandoned decades ago. This is a scare tactic that will sadly terrify people. IMO
I had this thought too. I noticed he looks puffy in recent photos.<modsnip> I didn't want to say this before.
I was thinking this too! If he does, he will just destroy the world while he can.
Biden has spoken.....what should I think of it...
Happy to see you, hope you are safe and well. I've been thinking about you for days.Welcome him to my country!
and Welcome to the Canadians!