Ukrainian forces attempted to seize the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in an attack on the facility on Friday night, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in its daily briefing. It said a Ukrainian naval force of more than 250 soldiers attempted to land on the shore of a lake near the Zaporizhia plant in southern Ukraine around […]
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Welt: The day after the Nord Stream shut down in Germany
It is not certain when gas will flow through Nord Stream 1 again, Welt notes. But Germany is braced for a disruption, authorities and the government say. And storage facilities should also continue to fill up. It is recalled that three days of maintenance work were announced, after which natural gas was supposed to flow […]
Kyiv says it is ‘ready’ to expand its energy exports to Germany
Ukraine wants to support Germany on its path to independence from Russian energy supplies by providing nuclear power. “Currently, Ukraine exports its electricity to Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and Poland. But we are quite ready to expand our exports to Germany,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told the German news agency. “We have a sufficient amount […]
Nicosia nails Turkey for an embargo against Russia
Nicosia blames its EU partners and Washington for Turkey’s actions aimed at undermining the embargo imposed against Russia. The Foreign Minister speaking to his partners during the last informal Council, spoke of a second case of Halk Bank. It was prompted by Turkey’s moves to secure exemptions on behalf of steel company MMK Metalurji, which […]
Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine total 6,024, according to the BBC
The BBC Russian Service and the Mediazona website in collaboration with volunteers from open sources have recorded the names of 6,024 Russian servicemen killed in the war in Ukraine. BBC Russia journalists and volunteers are compiling a list of Russian servicemen killed since the start of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. These figures are […]
Zaporizhia: IAEA chief ‘saw what he needed to see’ during inspection
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said he “saw what he needed to see” during an inspection today of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which has been regularly bombed for weeks. “We were able, in a few hours, to gather a lot of information. I saw the main things that I needed […]
Putin held a lesson with students and promoted Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin held an open class called “Talking about important things” with the winners of school competitions in culture, art, science and sports, promoting the Kremlin’s propaganda about the war in Ukraine to school-aged children. About the purpose of the “special military operation” in Ukraine According to Putin, some people accuse Russia of […]
Russia is concerned about a possible Ukrainian ‘provocation’ against the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia
The Kremlin said today it was concerned about a possible “provocation” by Ukraine against the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant ahead of a visit by an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission. Russia and Ukraine accused each other today of trying to sabotage the IAEA mission to the nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with […]
Russia: The EU’s decision to suspend the visa agreement is ‘ridiculous’
The EU’s decision to completely suspend its visa facilitation agreement with Russia is “ridiculous”, the Kremlin said today. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added that Moscow was now considering ways to respond. EU foreign ministers yesterday agreed to completely suspend that deal with Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine, meaning Russians will have to wait […]
In Kyiv, the vice-president of the Commission, Margaritis Schinas
The vice-president of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, is in Kyiv to discuss and strengthen the European Union’s support to Ukraine in the fields of health, education, youth and culture. Mr. Schinas will visit a children’s hospital together with the Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine, Oleksandr Komarida. The Commission emphasizes that the EU directly […]
