Russia is seizing control of Ukraine while the international community sits and watches. Even dozens of sanctions from the west could not stop Vladimir Putin from carrying on with his intention! If you look at Putin's attack on Ukraine carefully, you would understand that the Russian President already had a roadmap in his mind before launching an attack on Ukraine. Right from the announcement, to the Russian military's entry into Kyiv, to taking control of an inoperative nuclear power plant situated at the Ukraine-Belarus border - Chernobyl! With the recent actions of Russia, you must be wondering why any nation would want to seize a site surrounded by miles of radioactive land? Well, the answer lies in geography. If you look at the map, you will know that the deadliest nuclear power plant in the world's history lies at the border of Belarus and Ukraine. Chernobyl is situated in Belarus, which is a close ally of Russia. Also, the nuclear site is very close to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, to be precise, just 130 km. It's important to note here that whenever a country plans to invade any other country, it focuses on capturing its capital. Once a country has taken full control of the capital, you can, in layman's language, say that it has successfully established its power over the country. Remember the Taliban's complete takeover of Afghanistan when they successfully captured Kabul, Afghanistan's capital? In the same way, Vladimir Putin wants Chernobyl because the site is strategically the perfect location to enter Kyiv or keep a keen eye on Ukraine. Russian President Putin has his intentions clear, maintaining the threat of World War 3, even if he actually doesn't plan to do so. Chernobyl sits on the shortest route from Belarus to Kyiv, Ukraine's capital. Putin had already planned to take control of Chernobyl, knowing that Belarus is an ally of Moscow and hence, can become a staging ground for Russian troops. While Ukraine was planning to enter NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation), Putin was chalking out a complete roadmap to invade Ukraine if the west didn't take a step back from eastern Europe. Though western analysts have said that Chernobyl doesn't have any military significance for Russia, only Putin knows if the inoperative nuclear power plant has any value other than providing the shortest route to Kyiv.