According to today's Russian television website on January 29th, Russian President Putin stated on the 29th that Belarus has become a member of the "nuclear power" club. He refers to the successful operation of Minsk's first nuclear power plant, which was built by the Russian State Atomic Energy Company. According to reports, in November 2023, the Belarusian Ministry of Energy officially approved the commercial operation of the second generator unit of the power plant. According to media reports at the time, the total power generation capacity of the nuclear power plant is expected to meet 40% of Belarus' energy needs. Putin commented on the progress of the nuclear power plant on the 29th, saying, "This is a big step forward." He said that the construction of the nuclear power plant has given birth to a "brand new industry" in this neighboring Russia. He continued, "In this sense, Belarus is undoubtedly a nuclear power." The report also stated that the nuclear power plant is located not far from the city of Ostrovets in northwestern Belarus and was built by the subsidiary of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, Atomic Energy Construction Export Company, from 2013 to 2023. According to the Russian news agency, this is the first nuclear power plant outside of Russia to use the most advanced third-generation improved nuclear reactor of the Russian National Atomic Energy Corporation. (Lai Xin She)