After months of severe diplomatic ties, the line is reactivated Paris-Moscow. That Kremlin did it know that Wladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron They had one phone interview on the day the Russian President expressed his opinion Worries for the situation around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plantoccupied by Moscow’s armed forces, warns the head of the Elysée that the bombings of the plant – which the Russians blame in Kyiv – pose a risk of a “Large Disaster”. An opportunity to reiterate the need for a missionInternational Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) to review the situation at the nuclear power plant. The Elysée confirmed Putin’s okay to deploy an IAEA mission. However, a video from CNN shows the presence of vehicles Russian military about 130 meters from one of the nuclear reactors the plant. Element that would confirm the version offered by Kyiv, according to which the soldiers of Moscow use the facility as Sign against attacks by the Ukrainian army, reducing the risk of a nuclear accident. The Federation claims that the military equipment present at the plant only concerns guard duty, and yesterday the Russian Defense Ministry said satellite images clearly show that there are “no weapons, especially heavy ones” at the plant. Version analyzed by the video and rejected as authentic by the American broadcaster.
However, the pro-Russian administration of the region has made it known that, from their point of view, a demilitarization of Zaporizhia is currently impossible: “It is impossible to create a demilitarized zone at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant because only Russian air defense systems protect it from disasters, ”said a board member of the new military-civilian administration of the region. Vladimir Rogovand thus rejected the appeal of the UN Secretary Antonio Guterres Call for the withdrawal of military equipment and personnel from the Zaporizhia region. “Demilitarizing the facility would make it even more vulnerable,” he added Ivan NechayevDeputy Head of the Press Department of the Moscow Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It doesn’t stop there Ukrainian counteroffensive against the Russian army and again, pending confirmation, the military’s target Kyiv it seems to be there Crimea. Others were there that night four explosions at the air force base BelbekIn the north of Sevastopol. Should it be confirmed again that the raids by the soldiers of Volodymyr Zelenskyyit would be the third Russian base hit on the Sul Peninsula Black Sea in a few days. The pro-Russian governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, but stated that “there is no harm. No one was injured,” while local media claim it was during the night shot down a Ukrainian drone.
According to the British secret service, the Ukrainian counter-offensive is causing great concern Kremlin. And it is in this perspective that Russia’s strong military pressure on Russia must be read Kharkivthe most heavily bombed city in recent weeks: an attempt to concentrate Ukrainian troops in this area and deprive the counterattacks carried out there of energy and thrust Donbass and especially in the Crimea. Early in the morning, as the mayor says Ihor Terekhovthe districts of Kyivskyi, Osnovyanskyj and Nemyschlianskyi As a result, one residential building was damaged while another caught fire. At the moment there are no casualties, although there is one person injured. In recent days, Kremlin radios have killed at least 21 people, including a child, and injured 44 others. Finally, other Russian bombings have affected the night Mykolayivin the south.
Following the Russian government’s announcement on Thursday that three had been placed on alert MiG-31 equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missilescan wear nuclear warheadsto KaliningradIn between, the Russian exclave nestles on the Baltic Sea Poland and Lithuaniathe Vilnius Defense Minister tried to reassure the population: “The Russian Kinzhal missiles stationed in Kaliningrad they do not change the security situation threats to Lithuania are not increasing in the region either – he said Arvydas Anusauskas – I think we shouldn’t worry too much about the location of their missiles. In addition, the arsenals located in Kaliningrad were heavily used in the war against Ukraine. A lot was taken away. These missiles do not change the situation in any way. The threat that Russia poses to its neighbors has always existed, but that is not why the level of threats has increased”.
The reaction ofEuropean Union what is said instead concerned for the announcement in Moscow. “Russia must be aware that it will be responsible for the consequences of these steps on peace and stability in Europe,” said the Foreign Affairs Committee spokesman. Nabila Massralito Europa Press.