March 4, 2022: Can a wider war be prevented?
\u201cUkrainian firefighters on Friday extinguished a blaze at Europe\u2019s biggest nuclear plant that was ignited by a Russian attack and no radiation was released, U.N. and Ukrainian officials said, as Russian forces seized control of the site and pressed their campaign to cripple the country despite global condemnation,\u201d reports the AP.\n\u201cThe head of the United Nations\u2019 atomic agency said that a Russian \u2018projectile\u2019 hit a training center at the plant. Ukraine\u2019s state nuclear regulator earlier said that no changes in radiation levels have been recorded so far after the Zaporizhzhia plant came under attack.\u201d\nPresident Joe Biden has been adamant that he will protect every inch of NATO territory and that no American troops will step foot in Ukraine. The discipline to prevent escalation that leads to a NATO-Russian war and to remain firm about his no-boots-on-the-ground pledge is being tested every day. The pressure on Biden to intervene is increasing.\nListen to Playbook Deep Dive: An insider\u2019s look into Putin\u2019s long game\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.