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Russia shuts down natural gas pipeline citing maintenance
Russia cut gas supplies through a major pipeline to Europe, citing the need to maintain its only remaining compressor and raising the prospect of a recession and energy cuts across the region. A maintenance stoppage on Nord Stream 1 means no natural gas will flow to Germany from 01:00 GMT on Wednesday until 1:00 GMT on Saturday, September 3, according to Russian state energy giant Gazprom. Data from operator Nord Stream 1’s website, as cited by Reuters, showed flows at zero for 4-5am. CET (2-3 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday. European governments fear Moscow may extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the West. Further restrictions on European gas supplies would exacerbate the energy crisis that has already sent wholesale gas prices soaring by more than 400% since last August. The upcoming work was announced less than two weeks earlier and is being carried out by Gazprom rather than Nord Stream AG, focusing on the last operating turbine at the station. Moscow blames maintenance issues and sanctions that it says prevent the equipment from being returned and installed. Gazprom said the latest shutdown is necessary to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor.
Russia is bombing routes to nuclear plant, Zelensky says
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the country’s south. A key adviser to Ukrainian President Mykhailo Podolyak said Russia was trying to force the mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through Crimea and into parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. Another senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. 🇷🇺 is deliberately bombing runways for the IAEA mission to reach the ZNPP. All to offer passage from Crimea/ORDLO. 🇺🇦 the position is the same. Access only through controlled territory of 🇺🇦. Demilitarization of nuclear power plants. Withdrawal of the troops of the ru. Only ua-staff at the station. — Mykhailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) August 30, 2022 “Russia is trying to disrupt the visit of the IAEA mission to the nuclear power plant by simulating combat operations at Energodar and shelling the area near the nuclear power plant,” he said. Zelensky also argued that Russia “does not stop provocations exactly in those directions from which the mission is supposed to reach the station.” The invaders have not left the factory, they continue the shelling and do not withdraw weapons and ammunition from the site. They bully our staff. The risk of nuclear catastrophe due to Russian actions does not diminish for an hour,” he added. “An immediate and complete demilitarization of Zaporizhia is necessary.” Updated at 06.15 BST
Zelensky meets UN nuclear chief
Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Raphael Grossi arrived in the Ukrainian capital late on Monday, leading a 14-person team ahead of a visit to the Russian-held plant. Zelensky said the mission was “probably one of the highest priority issues related to the security of Ukraine and the world today” and called for “the immediate demilitarization of the plant” and its transfer to “full Ukrainian control.” The Ukrainian president said he hoped the delegation “will find the opportunity, thanks to our special services, thanks to the security corridors, to get to the station and do the best to avoid all these threats on a global scale.” He also urged the mission to do more than inspect the plant, saying strategic decisions were needed “on the urgent demilitarization of the station, the withdrawal of all, any, military personnel of the Russian Federation with explosives, with any kind of weapon.” .
The UN nuclear envoy leaves for Zaporizhia
A team of nuclear experts is heading by car to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) envoy left Kyiv this morning for the plant in southeastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness from the scene said. The UN nuclear chief, Raphael Grossi, told a briefing in Kyiv, as reported by Ukrainian media outlet Ukrinform: We are finally leaving after six months of trying. The IAEA is headed for the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. As you know, we have a very important task there – to work and look at the real situation there, to help stabilize the situation as much as possible.” Grossi said he hopes to establish a permanent mission in Ukraine to monitor Europe’s largest nuclear plant before the mission leaves. These functions are very complex functions. We’re going into a war zone. We are going to occupied territories. And this requires explicit guarantees not only from the Russians, but also from the Republic of Ukraine. We were able to secure that… So now we’re moving forward.” “I’m really very aware of the importance of this moment, but we’re ready. The IAEA is ready. We will get back to you after shipping. We will spend a few days there,” he added. Updated at 05.55 BST
Summary and welcome
Hello and welcome back to the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be bringing you all the latest developments for the next while. Whether you followed our coverage overnight or just dropped in, here are the latest lines. A team of nuclear experts is en route to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from Kyiv this morning amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. Meanwhile, Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant in the country’s south. It is 7.30 in the morning in Kyiv. Here we are:
Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Kherson will be a “slow operation to grind the enemy down,” senior presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said. “Of course, many would like a large-scale attack with news of the capture of a settlement by our army in an hour,” he wrote. “But that’s not how we fight… Funds are tight.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said “fierce fighting” continues in “almost the entire territory” of Kherson. A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern command, Natalia Humeniuk, said Ukrainian forces had managed to destroy bridges connecting Kherson across the river, making them “impassable for heavy machinery”. A Moscow-based leader of the occupied Kherson has reportedly fled to Russia. When asked by the Guardian about his location, Kirill Stremousov said he was currently “travelling around Russian cities, meeting different people for work”. The former head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, has hailed Ukraine’s counter-attacks in Kherson, saying it is a pivotal moment in the war. Sir Alex Younger told the BBC that the counter-attack from Kyiv showed that the two rival powers had “reached some sort of equilibrium, which is an unexpected and frankly welcome situation”. Ukraine is using wooden decoys of advanced US missile systems to trick Russia into wasting its missiles on them, according to the Washington Post. Decoy versions of US-supplied missile launcher systems have drawn at least 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, leading Ukraine to further ramp up its production of replicas in an attempt to lure Moscow into firing its expensive long-range missiles at fake targets, the publication said. . The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, died in Moscow at the age of 91. Gorbachev’s reforms led to the unforeseeable breakup of his country and the collapse of communism throughout Central and Eastern Europe. He died after a “difficult and protracted illness,” Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying on Tuesday. Recent reports state that he had a kidney condition. The UN’s cultural agency said it supports Ukraine’s bid to include the port city of Odessa on Unesco’s list of protected world heritage sites. The UN agency also said it wants to add Odesa, Kyiv and Lviv to the list of world heritage sites “at risk”. Ukrainian officials have said Moscow’s forces are closing in on Odessa, and analysts believe Russia could soon target the city to completely cut off Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea. Ukraine’s parliament approved several laws and ratifications on Tuesday to bring the country closer to the European Union, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “We are moving step by step towards full EU integration,” he added. Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. “It’s an important mission and we’re doing everything we can to keep it safe and working at full capacity,” he said during a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi on Tuesday. . The head of the local administration based in Russia, Yevgeny Balitsky, said he did not expect much from the IAEA’s visit and told the Interfax news agency that the inspectors “should see the work of the station in one day”. Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant. Senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of Luhansk and Donetsk…
title: “Russia Ukraine War Un Nuclear Envoy Heads For Zaporizhia. Russia Is Bombing Routes To Installation Says Zelenskiy Live Ukraine Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Perry Stowe”
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Russia shuts down natural gas pipeline citing maintenance
Russia cut gas supplies through a major pipeline to Europe, citing the need to maintain its only remaining compressor and raising the prospect of a recession and energy cuts across the region. A maintenance stoppage on Nord Stream 1 means no natural gas will flow to Germany from 01:00 GMT on Wednesday until 1:00 GMT on Saturday, September 3, according to Russian state energy giant Gazprom. Data from operator Nord Stream 1’s website, as cited by Reuters, showed flows at zero for 4-5am. CET (2-3 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday. European governments fear Moscow may extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the West. Further restrictions on European gas supplies would exacerbate the energy crisis that has already sent wholesale gas prices soaring by more than 400% since last August. The upcoming work was announced less than two weeks earlier and is being carried out by Gazprom rather than Nord Stream AG, focusing on the last operating turbine at the station. Moscow blames maintenance issues and sanctions that it says prevent the equipment from being returned and installed. Gazprom said the latest shutdown is necessary to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor.
Russia is bombing routes to nuclear plant, Zelensky says
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the country’s south. A key adviser to Ukrainian President Mykhailo Podolyak said Russia was trying to force the mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through Crimea and into parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. Another senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. 🇷🇺 is deliberately bombing runways for the IAEA mission to reach the ZNPP. All to offer passage from Crimea/ORDLO. 🇺🇦 the position is the same. Access only through controlled territory of 🇺🇦. Demilitarization of nuclear power plants. Withdrawal of the troops of the ru. Only ua-staff at the station. — Mykhailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) August 30, 2022 “Russia is trying to disrupt the visit of the IAEA mission to the nuclear power plant by simulating combat operations at Energodar and shelling the area near the nuclear power plant,” he said. Zelensky also argued that Russia “does not stop provocations exactly in those directions from which the mission is supposed to reach the station.” The invaders have not left the factory, they continue the shelling and do not withdraw weapons and ammunition from the site. They bully our staff. The risk of nuclear catastrophe due to Russian actions does not diminish for an hour,” he added. “An immediate and complete demilitarization of Zaporizhia is necessary.” Updated at 06.15 BST
Zelensky meets UN nuclear chief
Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Raphael Grossi arrived in the Ukrainian capital late on Monday, leading a 14-person team ahead of a visit to the Russian-held plant. Zelensky said the mission was “probably one of the highest priority issues related to the security of Ukraine and the world today” and called for “the immediate demilitarization of the plant” and its transfer to “full Ukrainian control.” The Ukrainian president said he hoped the delegation “will find the opportunity, thanks to our special services, thanks to the security corridors, to get to the station and do the best to avoid all these threats on a global scale.” He also urged the mission to do more than inspect the plant, saying strategic decisions were needed “on the urgent demilitarization of the station, the withdrawal of all, any, military personnel of the Russian Federation with explosives, with any kind of weapon.” .
The UN nuclear envoy leaves for Zaporizhia
A team of nuclear experts is heading by car to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) envoy left Kyiv this morning for the plant in southeastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness from the scene said. The UN nuclear chief, Raphael Grossi, told a briefing in Kyiv, as reported by Ukrainian media outlet Ukrinform: We are finally leaving after six months of trying. The IAEA is headed for the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. As you know, we have a very important task there – to work and look at the real situation there, to help stabilize the situation as much as possible.” Grossi said he hopes to establish a permanent mission in Ukraine to monitor Europe’s largest nuclear plant before the mission leaves. These functions are very complex functions. We’re going into a war zone. We are going to occupied territories. And this requires explicit guarantees not only from the Russians, but also from the Republic of Ukraine. We were able to secure that… So now we’re moving forward.” “I’m really very aware of the importance of this moment, but we’re ready. The IAEA is ready. We will get back to you after shipping. We will spend a few days there,” he added. Updated at 05.55 BST
Summary and welcome
Hello and welcome back to the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be bringing you all the latest developments for the next while. Whether you followed our coverage overnight or just dropped in, here are the latest lines. A team of nuclear experts is en route to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from Kyiv this morning amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. Meanwhile, Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant in the country’s south. It is 7.30 in the morning in Kyiv. Here we are:
Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Kherson will be a “slow operation to grind the enemy down,” senior presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said. “Of course, many would like a large-scale attack with news of the capture of a settlement by our army in an hour,” he wrote. “But that’s not how we fight… Funds are tight.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said “fierce fighting” continues in “almost the entire territory” of Kherson. A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern command, Natalia Humeniuk, said Ukrainian forces had managed to destroy bridges connecting Kherson across the river, making them “impassable for heavy machinery”. A Moscow-based leader of the occupied Kherson has reportedly fled to Russia. When asked by the Guardian about his location, Kirill Stremousov said he was currently “travelling around Russian cities, meeting different people for work”. The former head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, has hailed Ukraine’s counter-attacks in Kherson, saying it is a pivotal moment in the war. Sir Alex Younger told the BBC that the counter-attack from Kyiv showed that the two rival powers had “reached some sort of equilibrium, which is an unexpected and frankly welcome situation”. Ukraine is using wooden decoys of advanced US missile systems to trick Russia into wasting its missiles on them, according to the Washington Post. Decoy versions of US-supplied missile launcher systems have drawn at least 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, leading Ukraine to further ramp up its production of replicas in an attempt to lure Moscow into firing its expensive long-range missiles at fake targets, the publication said. . The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, died in Moscow at the age of 91. Gorbachev’s reforms led to the unforeseeable breakup of his country and the collapse of communism throughout Central and Eastern Europe. He died after a “difficult and protracted illness,” Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying on Tuesday. Recent reports state that he had a kidney condition. The UN’s cultural agency said it supports Ukraine’s bid to include the port city of Odessa on Unesco’s list of protected world heritage sites. The UN agency also said it wants to add Odesa, Kyiv and Lviv to the list of world heritage sites “at risk”. Ukrainian officials have said Moscow’s forces are closing in on Odessa, and analysts believe Russia could soon target the city to completely cut off Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea. Ukraine’s parliament approved several laws and ratifications on Tuesday to bring the country closer to the European Union, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “We are moving step by step towards full EU integration,” he added. Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. “It’s an important mission and we’re doing everything we can to keep it safe and working at full capacity,” he said during a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi on Tuesday. . The head of the local administration based in Russia, Yevgeny Balitsky, said he did not expect much from the IAEA’s visit and told the Interfax news agency that the inspectors “should see the work of the station in one day”. Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant. Senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of Luhansk and Donetsk…
title: “Russia Ukraine War Un Nuclear Envoy Heads For Zaporizhia. Russia Is Bombing Routes To Installation Says Zelenskiy Live Ukraine Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-23” author: “Richard Finley”
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Russia shuts down natural gas pipeline citing maintenance
Russia cut gas supplies through a major pipeline to Europe, citing the need to maintain its only remaining compressor and raising the prospect of a recession and energy cuts across the region. A maintenance stoppage on Nord Stream 1 means no natural gas will flow to Germany from 01:00 GMT on Wednesday until 1:00 GMT on Saturday, September 3, according to Russian state energy giant Gazprom. Data from operator Nord Stream 1’s website, as cited by Reuters, showed flows at zero for 4-5am. CET (2-3 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday. European governments fear Moscow may extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the West. Further restrictions on European gas supplies would exacerbate the energy crisis that has already sent wholesale gas prices soaring by more than 400% since last August. The upcoming work was announced less than two weeks earlier and is being carried out by Gazprom rather than Nord Stream AG, focusing on the last operating turbine at the station. Moscow blames maintenance issues and sanctions that it says prevent the equipment from being returned and installed. Gazprom said the latest shutdown is necessary to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor.
Russia is bombing routes to nuclear plant, Zelensky says
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the country’s south. A key adviser to Ukrainian President Mykhailo Podolyak said Russia was trying to force the mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through Crimea and into parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. Another senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. 🇷🇺 is deliberately bombing runways for the IAEA mission to reach the ZNPP. All to offer passage from Crimea/ORDLO. 🇺🇦 the position is the same. Access only through controlled territory of 🇺🇦. Demilitarization of nuclear power plants. Withdrawal of the troops of the ru. Only ua-staff at the station. — Mykhailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) August 30, 2022 “Russia is trying to disrupt the visit of the IAEA mission to the nuclear power plant by simulating combat operations at Energodar and shelling the area near the nuclear power plant,” he said. Zelensky also argued that Russia “does not stop provocations exactly in those directions from which the mission is supposed to reach the station.” The invaders have not left the factory, they continue the shelling and do not withdraw weapons and ammunition from the site. They bully our staff. The risk of nuclear catastrophe due to Russian actions does not diminish for an hour,” he added. “An immediate and complete demilitarization of Zaporizhia is necessary.” Updated at 06.15 BST
Zelensky meets UN nuclear chief
Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Raphael Grossi arrived in the Ukrainian capital late on Monday, leading a 14-person team ahead of a visit to the Russian-held plant. Zelensky said the mission was “probably one of the highest priority issues related to the security of Ukraine and the world today” and called for “the immediate demilitarization of the plant” and its transfer to “full Ukrainian control.” The Ukrainian president said he hoped the delegation “will find the opportunity, thanks to our special services, thanks to the security corridors, to get to the station and do the best to avoid all these threats on a global scale.” He also urged the mission to do more than inspect the plant, saying strategic decisions were needed “on the urgent demilitarization of the station, the withdrawal of all, any, military personnel of the Russian Federation with explosives, with any kind of weapon.” .
The UN nuclear envoy leaves for Zaporizhia
A team of nuclear experts is heading by car to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) envoy left Kyiv this morning for the plant in southeastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness from the scene said. The UN nuclear chief, Raphael Grossi, told a briefing in Kyiv, as reported by Ukrainian media outlet Ukrinform: We are finally leaving after six months of trying. The IAEA is headed for the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. As you know, we have a very important task there – to work and look at the real situation there, to help stabilize the situation as much as possible.” Grossi said he hopes to establish a permanent mission in Ukraine to monitor Europe’s largest nuclear plant before the mission leaves. These functions are very complex functions. We’re going into a war zone. We are going to occupied territories. And this requires explicit guarantees not only from the Russians, but also from the Republic of Ukraine. We were able to secure that… So now we’re moving forward.” “I’m really very aware of the importance of this moment, but we’re ready. The IAEA is ready. We will get back to you after shipping. We will spend a few days there,” he added. Updated at 05.55 BST
Summary and welcome
Hello and welcome back to the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be bringing you all the latest developments for the next while. Whether you followed our coverage overnight or just dropped in, here are the latest lines. A team of nuclear experts is en route to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from Kyiv this morning amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. Meanwhile, Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant in the country’s south. It is 7.30 in the morning in Kyiv. Here we are:
Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Kherson will be a “slow operation to grind the enemy down,” senior presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said. “Of course, many would like a large-scale attack with news of the capture of a settlement by our army in an hour,” he wrote. “But that’s not how we fight… Funds are tight.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said “fierce fighting” continues in “almost the entire territory” of Kherson. A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern command, Natalia Humeniuk, said Ukrainian forces had managed to destroy bridges connecting Kherson across the river, making them “impassable for heavy machinery”. A Moscow-based leader of the occupied Kherson has reportedly fled to Russia. When asked by the Guardian about his location, Kirill Stremousov said he was currently “travelling around Russian cities, meeting different people for work”. The former head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, has hailed Ukraine’s counter-attacks in Kherson, saying it is a pivotal moment in the war. Sir Alex Younger told the BBC that the counter-attack from Kyiv showed that the two rival powers had “reached some sort of equilibrium, which is an unexpected and frankly welcome situation”. Ukraine is using wooden decoys of advanced US missile systems to trick Russia into wasting its missiles on them, according to the Washington Post. Decoy versions of US-supplied missile launcher systems have drawn at least 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, leading Ukraine to further ramp up its production of replicas in an attempt to lure Moscow into firing its expensive long-range missiles at fake targets, the publication said. . The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, died in Moscow at the age of 91. Gorbachev’s reforms led to the unforeseeable breakup of his country and the collapse of communism throughout Central and Eastern Europe. He died after a “difficult and protracted illness,” Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying on Tuesday. Recent reports state that he had a kidney condition. The UN’s cultural agency said it supports Ukraine’s bid to include the port city of Odessa on Unesco’s list of protected world heritage sites. The UN agency also said it wants to add Odesa, Kyiv and Lviv to the list of world heritage sites “at risk”. Ukrainian officials have said Moscow’s forces are closing in on Odessa, and analysts believe Russia could soon target the city to completely cut off Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea. Ukraine’s parliament approved several laws and ratifications on Tuesday to bring the country closer to the European Union, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “We are moving step by step towards full EU integration,” he added. Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. “It’s an important mission and we’re doing everything we can to keep it safe and working at full capacity,” he said during a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi on Tuesday. . The head of the local administration based in Russia, Yevgeny Balitsky, said he did not expect much from the IAEA’s visit and told the Interfax news agency that the inspectors “should see the work of the station in one day”. Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant. Senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of Luhansk and Donetsk…
title: “Russia Ukraine War Un Nuclear Envoy Heads For Zaporizhia. Russia Is Bombing Routes To Installation Says Zelenskiy Live Ukraine Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Judy Wilson”
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Russia shuts down natural gas pipeline citing maintenance
Russia cut gas supplies through a major pipeline to Europe, citing the need to maintain its only remaining compressor and raising the prospect of a recession and energy cuts across the region. A maintenance stoppage on Nord Stream 1 means no natural gas will flow to Germany from 01:00 GMT on Wednesday until 1:00 GMT on Saturday, September 3, according to Russian state energy giant Gazprom. Data from operator Nord Stream 1’s website, as cited by Reuters, showed flows at zero for 4-5am. CET (2-3 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday. European governments fear Moscow may extend the shutdown in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the West. Further restrictions on European gas supplies would exacerbate the energy crisis that has already sent wholesale gas prices soaring by more than 400% since last August. The upcoming work was announced less than two weeks earlier and is being carried out by Gazprom rather than Nord Stream AG, focusing on the last operating turbine at the station. Moscow blames maintenance issues and sanctions that it says prevent the equipment from being returned and installed. Gazprom said the latest shutdown is necessary to maintain the pipeline’s only remaining compressor.
Russia is bombing routes to nuclear plant, Zelensky says
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the country’s south. A key adviser to Ukrainian President Mykhailo Podolyak said Russia was trying to force the mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through Crimea and into parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. Another senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions temporarily held by Moscow’s forces. 🇷🇺 is deliberately bombing runways for the IAEA mission to reach the ZNPP. All to offer passage from Crimea/ORDLO. 🇺🇦 the position is the same. Access only through controlled territory of 🇺🇦. Demilitarization of nuclear power plants. Withdrawal of the troops of the ru. Only ua-staff at the station. — Mykhailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) August 30, 2022 “Russia is trying to disrupt the visit of the IAEA mission to the nuclear power plant by simulating combat operations at Energodar and shelling the area near the nuclear power plant,” he said. Zelensky also argued that Russia “does not stop provocations exactly in those directions from which the mission is supposed to reach the station.” The invaders have not left the factory, they continue the shelling and do not withdraw weapons and ammunition from the site. They bully our staff. The risk of nuclear catastrophe due to Russian actions does not diminish for an hour,” he added. “An immediate and complete demilitarization of Zaporizhia is necessary.” Updated at 06.15 BST
Zelensky meets UN nuclear chief
Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Raphael Grossi arrived in the Ukrainian capital late on Monday, leading a 14-person team ahead of a visit to the Russian-held plant. Zelensky said the mission was “probably one of the highest priority issues related to the security of Ukraine and the world today” and called for “the immediate demilitarization of the plant” and its transfer to “full Ukrainian control.” The Ukrainian president said he hoped the delegation “will find the opportunity, thanks to our special services, thanks to the security corridors, to get to the station and do the best to avoid all these threats on a global scale.” He also urged the mission to do more than inspect the plant, saying strategic decisions were needed “on the urgent demilitarization of the station, the withdrawal of all, any, military personnel of the Russian Federation with explosives, with any kind of weapon.” .
The UN nuclear envoy leaves for Zaporizhia
A team of nuclear experts is heading by car to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) envoy left Kyiv this morning for the plant in southeastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness from the scene said. The UN nuclear chief, Raphael Grossi, told a briefing in Kyiv, as reported by Ukrainian media outlet Ukrinform: We are finally leaving after six months of trying. The IAEA is headed for the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. As you know, we have a very important task there – to work and look at the real situation there, to help stabilize the situation as much as possible.” Grossi said he hopes to establish a permanent mission in Ukraine to monitor Europe’s largest nuclear plant before the mission leaves. These functions are very complex functions. We’re going into a war zone. We are going to occupied territories. And this requires explicit guarantees not only from the Russians, but also from the Republic of Ukraine. We were able to secure that… So now we’re moving forward.” “I’m really very aware of the importance of this moment, but we’re ready. The IAEA is ready. We will get back to you after shipping. We will spend a few days there,” he added. Updated at 05.55 BST
Summary and welcome
Hello and welcome back to the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be bringing you all the latest developments for the next while. Whether you followed our coverage overnight or just dropped in, here are the latest lines. A team of nuclear experts is en route to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from Kyiv this morning amid international concerns about a possible accident or radioactive leak. Meanwhile, Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant in the country’s south. It is 7.30 in the morning in Kyiv. Here we are:
Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Kherson will be a “slow operation to grind the enemy down,” senior presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said. “Of course, many would like a large-scale attack with news of the capture of a settlement by our army in an hour,” he wrote. “But that’s not how we fight… Funds are tight.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said “fierce fighting” continues in “almost the entire territory” of Kherson. A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern command, Natalia Humeniuk, said Ukrainian forces had managed to destroy bridges connecting Kherson across the river, making them “impassable for heavy machinery”. A Moscow-based leader of the occupied Kherson has reportedly fled to Russia. When asked by the Guardian about his location, Kirill Stremousov said he was currently “travelling around Russian cities, meeting different people for work”. The former head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, has hailed Ukraine’s counter-attacks in Kherson, saying it is a pivotal moment in the war. Sir Alex Younger told the BBC that the counter-attack from Kyiv showed that the two rival powers had “reached some sort of equilibrium, which is an unexpected and frankly welcome situation”. Ukraine is using wooden decoys of advanced US missile systems to trick Russia into wasting its missiles on them, according to the Washington Post. Decoy versions of US-supplied missile launcher systems have drawn at least 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, leading Ukraine to further ramp up its production of replicas in an attempt to lure Moscow into firing its expensive long-range missiles at fake targets, the publication said. . The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, died in Moscow at the age of 91. Gorbachev’s reforms led to the unforeseeable breakup of his country and the collapse of communism throughout Central and Eastern Europe. He died after a “difficult and protracted illness,” Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying on Tuesday. Recent reports state that he had a kidney condition. The UN’s cultural agency said it supports Ukraine’s bid to include the port city of Odessa on Unesco’s list of protected world heritage sites. The UN agency also said it wants to add Odesa, Kyiv and Lviv to the list of world heritage sites “at risk”. Ukrainian officials have said Moscow’s forces are closing in on Odessa, and analysts believe Russia could soon target the city to completely cut off Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea. Ukraine’s parliament approved several laws and ratifications on Tuesday to bring the country closer to the European Union, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “We are moving step by step towards full EU integration,” he added. Zelensky met with the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, who will lead a team of experts to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week in southern Ukraine. “It’s an important mission and we’re doing everything we can to keep it safe and working at full capacity,” he said during a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi on Tuesday. . The head of the local administration based in Russia, Yevgeny Balitsky, said he did not expect much from the IAEA’s visit and told the Interfax news agency that the inspectors “should see the work of the station in one day”. Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately bombing runways to make it unsafe for IAEA inspectors to visit the plant. Senior presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said Russia aims to force the UN team through Crimea and parts of Luhansk and Donetsk…
