The United Nations' nuclear watchdog says safety principles at a Russian-controlled power plant in Ukraine 'have been violated' and urgent steps are needed to avoid a nuclear accident.
On Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Russia's actions around the plant "the height of irresponsibility".
Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih and warned that Moscow could be preparing new offensive operations in southern Ukraine. "It's also quite likely that the enemy is preparing a hostile counter-offensive, with the subsequent plan of getting to the administrative boundary of Kherson region."Ukraine has been trying to ratchet-up pressure on Russia's positions in the strategically important Black Sea region of Kherson and has used Western-supplied long-range weapons to conduct strikes on Russian supply lines and ammunition dumps.
Mr Schroeder — a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and increasingly derided in Germany for his pro-Russia stance — said last month's agreement on grain shipments from Ukraine, aimed at easing a global food crisis, might offer a way forward.
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