United Nations atomic agency inspectors are poised to make an emergency visit to Ukraine’s Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant early next week, after a breakthrough in negotiations over access , Continue Reading
After weeks of fraught negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency has assembled a team of experts to visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine Continue Reading
The last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is working again after being cut earlier on Thursday, the United Nations said, an outage that underlined Continue Reading
The last of four regular power lines supplying the Russian-held nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine was briefly cut on Thursday, meaning the plant had to resort to backup Continue Reading
Ukraine faces its most difficult winter in modern history but should manage to reach a government goal of building 19 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas reserves in time, Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country’s military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of Continue Reading
The United States will announce a new security assistance package for Ukraine of about $3 billion as early as Wednesday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, in what would be Continue Reading
The U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine within days if talks to gain access succeed, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Russia Continue Reading
Russia and Ukraine have been at war for 6 months Armies have been locked in grinding war of attrition No immediate prospect of meaningful peace deal Europe is facing a Continue Reading
U.S. urges citizens to leave Ukraine ‘now’ Heightened fears of attack on Kyiv around independence day Wednesday marks six months since Russian invasion Concern over dangers to nuclear plant KYIV, Continue Reading
It was meant to be Europe’s stellar year. A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government spending was set to drive the economy and help fatigued households regain a sense Continue Reading
Six months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, signs are accumulating that the balance on the military and economic battlefields is slowly tilting the way of Kyiv and Continue Reading
The Pentagon is sending new weapons and equipment to Ukraine that will better prepare its military to fight Russian troops at closer ranges, potentially signaling that Kyiv and its backers Continue Reading
Major grains houses seek spot tonnage for September laycans Freight rates to the Mediterranean, West Africa remain inconsistent The Black Sea dry bulk shipping markets have resumed spot trading as Continue Reading
U.N. chief met Zelenskiy, Turkey’s Erdogan in Lviv Erdogan says they discussed ways to end conflict Zelenskiy says he agreed parameters of IAEA mission Moscow rejects calls for demilitarised zone Continue Reading
Five more ships have left Ukrainian ports carrying corn and wheat, three from Chornomorsk and two from Pivdennyi, under a U.N.-brokered grain export deal, Turkey’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Explosions rocked an ammunition depot and disrupted trains in Russian-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, the latest such incident in a region Moscow uses as a supply line for its war in Continue Reading
Videos shared on social media by Ukrainian media and officials showed a large fire and plumes of smoke with the sound of explosions crackling. Ukraine didn’t claim responsibility for the Continue Reading
On a sunny October morning, the nation’s top intelligence, military and diplomatic leaders filed into the Oval Office for an urgent meeting with President Biden. They arrived bearing a highly classified Continue Reading
: Explosions seen at an arms depot in Maiske in Crimea A week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, an arms store on Continue Reading
The first sign of danger came when the dwindling crew of Ukrainian technicians running the Zaporizhzhia nuclear-power station noticed that officers from Russia’s state atomic energy company had left the Continue Reading
In Ukraine’s east, firefighters worked Saturday at a house hit by shelling in the city of Bakhmut. KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of using Europe’s largest nuclear power Continue Reading
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe’s largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from that they will become a Continue Reading
The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in the coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat in the Ukrainian Continue Reading
Ukrainian farm company HarvEast said Russia stole as much as 200,000 tons of crops from its farms in eastern occupied areas, as Kyiv urges buyers to seize suspicious grain shipments. Continue Reading
Moscow and Kyiv have traded accusations of targeting the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern Ukraine, which has been under Russian control since March following Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. The Continue Reading
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, compounding fears of a disaster as the U.N. chief said it should be made a demilitarised zone Continue Reading
Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea, amid speculation the blasts were the result Continue Reading
Russian occupiers of Europe’s largest nuclear plant are preparing to redict electricity production using aging technology. The move has been criticized by UN officials, with the IAEA issuing grave warnings Continue Reading
With satellite images showing at least eight wrecked warplanes after explosions at a Russian air base in Crimea, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said late Wednesday that Moscow’s mounting losses Continue Reading
Ukraine has suspended Russian oil pipeline flows to parts of central Europe since early this month because Western sanctions prevented it from accepting transit fees from Moscow, Russian pipeline monopoly Continue Reading
– The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in recent days, opening up the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (around 300 miles) from Continue Reading
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has warned that there is a “very real risk of a nuclear disaster” due to the situation around the Continue Reading
In a growing challenge to Russia’s grip on occupied areas of southeastern Ukraine, guerrilla forces loyal to Kyiv are killing pro-Moscow officials, blowing up bridges and trains, and helping the Continue Reading
As many as 80,000 Russian troops have been wounded or killed in less than six months of fighting in Ukraine , the Pentagon said Monday, the first time the U.S. Continue Reading
Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over Continue Reading
A second convoy of four vessels sailed from Ukraine’s deep sea ports Aug. 7, following the first convoy on Aug. 5, showing the feasibility of the “humanitarian maritime corridor” for Continue Reading
Aug 7 (Reuters) – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency raised grave concern about shelling at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, as its military said Russian forces Continue Reading
Four ships carrying Ukrainian foodstuffs sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Sunday as part of a deal to unblock the country’s sea exports, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said. The Continue Reading
The Biden administration’s next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to be $1 billion, one of the largest so far, and include munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical Continue Reading
Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday and traveled mined waters toward inspection of their delayed cargo, a sign that an international deal to Continue Reading
The first convoy of ships carrying Ukrainian grain sailed from the port of Odessa, in a sign that last month’s agreement with Russia on facilitating Ukrainian food exports is holding Continue Reading
Russian forces at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have likely undermined the security and safety of the plant’s operations, the UK’s defence ministry says. Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been Continue Reading
Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food Continue Reading
Russian forces at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have likely undermined the security and safety of the plant’s operations, the UK’s defence ministry says. Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been Continue Reading
News that his ship would be allowed to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa carrying grain was the “best feeling” of the year, a joyful crew member said on Monday, Continue Reading
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Close.” Ukraine laid out plans to cautiously ramp up grain exports as the first shipment since Russia’s invasion was hailed Continue Reading
The price of wheat has tumbled from its peak after Russia invaded Ukraine, but experts say one of the world’s most widely consumed foods remains in short supply and warn Continue Reading
Along most of the front line in Russia’s war in Ukraine, when one side lets loose with an artillery attack, the other shoots back. But not in Nikopol, a city Continue Reading
The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had killed scores of Russian soldiers and destroyed two ammunition dumps in fighting in the Kherson region, the focus of Kyiv’s counter-offensive in Continue Reading
