Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Rosatom employees are also responsible for the radiation blackmail of the world at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and should be subject to sanctions.
The Government of Norway announced its intention to allocate NOK 2 billion (about USD 180,000) so that the Ukrainians could provide themselves with gas for the winter period against the background of Russian aggression.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine could become one of the energy security guarantors of the European continent and called for investment in the Ukrainian gas industry.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba called on Sweden to provide Ukraine with Archer artillery systems, RBS-70 air-defense systems, and more artillery shells.
At the EU-Ukraine Association Council, scheduled for early September, the Ukrainian side plans to articulate its stance on the start of accession negotiations.
Ukraine expects from an IEAE mission heading off for the Zaporizhia NPP a clear statement on Russia’s violations of nuclear safety protocols at the facility.
Nuclear safety in Europe must not be weakened as a result of Russia's actions at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. No one can question the sovereignty of Ukraine in the context of this NPP.
In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders have stepped up preparations for the sham "referendum", but efforts to create election commissions remain unsuccessful.