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      Dutch forensic team will make 3 more visits to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine
      Aug30

      Dutch forensic team will make 3 more visits to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine

      The Dutch Ministry of Defense said on August 29, 2022, that criminal investigators from the Netherlands would make three more visits to Ukraine to assist the International Criminal Court’s investigation into war crimes during Russia’s full-scale invasion. Source: The Dutch Ministry of Defense A group of investigators will visit...

      The IAEA mission departed for Ukraine’s nuclear power plant
      Aug29

      The IAEA mission departed for Ukraine’s nuclear power plant

      Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency reported on August 29, 2022, on Twitter, that the IAEA mission to support and assist Ukraine’s largest Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is on its way. Source: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine...

      Nuclear non-proliferation treaty states condemned the Russia’s aggression in Ukraine
      Aug29

      Nuclear non-proliferation treaty states condemned the Russia’s aggression in Ukraine

      On August 28, 2022, it became known that the member states of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) strongly condemned the unprovoked and unjustified aggressive war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and called on the occupiers to withdraw their troops from the territory of Ukraine. Source: NPT participating states...

      IAEA formed a delegation to visit Ukraine’s nuclear power plant
      Aug28

      IAEA formed a delegation to visit Ukraine’s nuclear power plant

      On August 27, 2022, it became known that the United Nations Nuclear Monitoring Organization has gathered a group of experts to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is seized by Russians, next week. The delegation, which includes 13 experts, will be headed by the head of the nuclear agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi. Source: The United...

      Russians are torturing workers of Ukraine’s nuclear plant before the arrival of the IAEA
      Aug27

      Russians are torturing workers of Ukraine’s nuclear plant before the arrival of the IAEA

      National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine “Energoatom” noted on August 27, 2022, that the special services of the Russian Federation are torturing the workers of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in order to force them not to tell the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors about the safety risks...

      Norway joined the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia
      Aug27

      Norway joined the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia

      Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway noted on August 26, 2022, that Norway joined the seventh package of European Union sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Anniken Huitfeldt “The package of sanctions adopted by the EU on July 21, 2022, has been...

      Belarusian President threatened the West that its planes could carry Russian nuclear weapons
      Aug26

      Belarusian President threatened the West that its planes could carry Russian nuclear weapons

      The self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, said on August 26, 2022, that Belarusian Su-24 planes had already been converted to carry nuclear weapons, and added that targets had already been set in case of provocation by the West against Belarus. Source: The self-proclaimed President of Belarus Oleksandr Lukashenko “Once...

      Russians set up torture chambers in the basements of the nuclear plant: people are electrocuted
      Aug26

      Russians set up torture chambers in the basements of the nuclear plant: people are electrocuted

      Eastern Human Rights Group stated on August 26, 2022, that Russian occupiers continue to kidnap people. Dozens of new cases were recorded in occupied Energodar. According to residents, people are taken and placed in the basements of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where they are interrogated and tortured. Source: Eastern Human Rights Group...

      Russia’s seaborne export of coal almost stopped due to EU sanctions
      Aug26

      Russia’s seaborne export of coal almost stopped due to EU sanctions

      On August 25, 2022, it became known that the export of Russian coal by sea was effectively stopped due to the prohibition of the European Union to serve deliveries of Russian coal anywhere in the world within the framework of the fifth package of sanctions. Source: Bloomberg journalists  The agency found out that JSC “Suek”, the...

      Every minute of Russian military at Ukraine’s nuclear plant is a risk of a radiation disaster
      Aug26

      Every minute of Russian military at Ukraine’s nuclear plant is a risk of a radiation disaster

      The President of Ukraine stated on August 25, 2022,  the need to return Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant under Ukrainian control as soon as possible and ensure the International Atomic Energy Agency access to the plant. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “It is necessary to return the station under the proper control of...