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This delivery marks another significant step towards the completion of the high-tech, large-scale project in Rooppur that will help boost Bangladesh's economy. Given that the South Asian nation hasn't been self-sufficient in electricity, continued cooperation with Moscow in the nuclear energy realm is crucial to developing the country's energy sector as a whole.
While nuclear power could be Russia's overlooked trump card in a decarbonizing world, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is a perfect example of how the Kremlin uses its nuclear energy engagements to gain political influence globally. Bangladesh is dangerously heading towards a path of dependency on Russian resources for a very long time.