Trump faces new nuclear headache as Putin unleashes massive nuclear expansion?

Russia has unveiled an ambitious nuclear expansion as Vladimir Putin declared Moscow the only country with expertise across the entire nuclear energy chain. Marking the industry's 81st anniversary, Putin said Rosatom is building 28 power units abroad while Russia plans to add around 30 gigawatts of nuclear capacity at home. New plants are planned across the Urals, Siberia and Far East, with surging electricity demand from AI, robots and data centres driving the push. As global nuclear competition intensifies, how far can Putin extend Russia's atomic advantage?