President Zelensky said the Russian occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is “the worst thing that could happen in the history” of Europe’s nuclear energy sector and that Russia is using the plant for “radiation blackmail.'
Zelensky also made a trip to the southern city of Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which is under constant shelling,Russian officials expressed defiance after the West threatened more sanctions should the Kremlin proceed with plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that Russia’s plans wouldn’t be affected by Western sanctions.the Associated PressBattleground updatesthe Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, late Monday, citing geolocated footage that showed members of the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group at locations inside the embattled city.Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii ReznikovMonday. Ukraine has also received Strykers and Cougars from the United States, as well as Marders from Germany, he said. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also confirmed a delivery of 18 Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
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