The plant is one of the 10 biggest nuclear power stations in the world, and at one point generated nearly half of Ukraine's nuclear power and more than 20% of the electricity generated in the country.

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In the weeks since his inauguration, Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders intended to undermine progressive law and, in some cases, the foundations of constitutional democracy itself.