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 by AFP Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Oct 5, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to take over operations at Europe's largest nuclear power station in the Russia-annexed region of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine. "The government will ensure that the nuclear facilities at the plant... are integrated as federal property," the executive order said. The power station has been occupied by Moscow's forces since March and is close to the front line. Putin's decree came as the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said he was travelling to Ukraine for talks on the Zaporizhzhia plant. Grossi will "continue his consultations" on setting up a nuclear safety and protection zone around the power station, the IAEA said Tuesday. Ukrainian state nuclear agency Energoatom said earlier Wednesday, after the plant's operating company was moved to Moscow, that Russia was "creating pseudo-enterprises with the names of Ukrainian companies". "It's just a pity that they are trying to involve Ukrainian nuclear professionals, who have been heroically working under... occupation for more than seven months" at the Zaporizhzhia plant, Energoatom said on social media. Russian forces detained the chief of the power station, Ihor Murashov, for two days before releasing him on Monday. But Grossi said his detention and release posed "no risk at all" to operations at the plant. Shelling has hit in the vicinity of the power station in recent months, with Ukraine and Russia blaming each other for the attacks that have raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
US would know if Russia prepares nuclear strike: experts Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2022 The United States would almost certainly discover ahead of time if Russia was preparing a nuclear strike on Ukraine, and Moscow might very well want it known, nuclear weapons experts say. Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of using nuclear weapons if Russia's "territorial integrity" or existence is threatened. Moscow's declaration Friday that it was annexing four partly-occupied regions of Ukraine potentially meant Russia could consider responding to attacks on the claim ... read more
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