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3:37 p.m .: Given the failure of his attempt to set up a security zone around the Zaporijjia power plant, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency now wants to “propose realistic measures” for a compromise that affects the power plant itself.
3:34 p.m .: When visiting the site of the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, fears an “increase in military activity in this region”. He calls for “avoiding a catastrophe”.
12:50 p.m .: Less polite than the Kremlin, the Russian Olympic Committee quickly denounced “unacceptable” and “discriminatory” criteria, regretting “a farce”. For its part, Ukraine was particularly pleased that the IOC postponed its decision on a possible reinstatement of athletes from next year’s Paris Olympics.
12:47 p.m .: “We will continue to defend the interests of our athletes by all means.”
The Kremlin is responding to the IOC’s recommendation to reinstate Russian athletes in international competitions under a neutral banner, on an individual basis and on condition that they do not support the conflict in Ukraine.
11.49 a.m .: The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has arrived at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporijjia, the Ukrainian operator Energoatom reports. The IAEA has repeatedly expressed concerns about the security of the site, which has been occupied by Russian forces for a year.
11:06 am: Sweden announces it will summon the Russian ambassador to Stockholm after his statement yesterday assessing Sweden and Finland’s future NATO membership would make them “legitimate targets” of “Moscow retaliation”. The head of Swedish diplomacy wants to “clearly denounce this transparent attempt to exert influence”.
11:05 am: Good morning @Supporters, not journalists. It is no secret, this point is discussed in the article devoted to this vote, but it is true that we did not go into it so directly last night. The assembly’s resolution, which calls this famine in Ukraine staged by the Soviet authorities a genocide, received 170 votes in favor and 2 against, which came from two deputies from the Communist faction. “We refuse to contribute to the politicization of the issues of memory and history,” declared Jean-Paul Lecoq, one of those two elected representatives.
No La France insoumise MP took part in the vote, while 12 socialists and 8 ecologists voted in favor of the text – the details of the vote on the assembly’s website do not indicate if others were present, but they abstained. On the panel, LFI MP Bastien Lachaud described the Holodomor as a “crime” of “monstrous proportions” but questioned its alignment with the legal definition of genocide.
11:03: No mention on this page that the only votes against recognizing the Holodomor are from Nupes. It didn’t need an endorsement, just a new illustration of who you’re driving for
10:52 a.m .: The Russian occupation administration in Melitopol in the Zaporizhia region claims that the city was hit by rockets from the Ukrainian army. There are no injuries but confirms that these strikes have cut power to the town and surrounding villages. Ukraine’s exiled mayor of Melitopol says he’s hoping for “good news” from Ukraine’s armed forces.
08:35: “If anyone still feels that this will somehow improve the security of Europe, rest assured that the new members of the enemy bloc will become a legitimate target for Russian retaliation, including that of a military nature.”
Sweden and Finland’s future membership of NATO exposes them to reprisals, the Russian ambassador in Stockholm warned yesterday in a text published on the website of the Russian mission in Sweden. If Sweden’s membership is still blocked by Turkey and Hungary, the latter has ratified Finland’s entry into the alliance, and Ankara should do the same soon.
6:43 a.m.: Joe Biden last night responded to Russia’s announcement that it would station nuclear weapons in Belarus, its neighbor and close ally. “These are dangerous words and it’s worrying,” the President of the United States said in an interview with a reporter at the White House. However, he reiterated US claims that the transfer was just an announcement so far: “They haven’t done it yet.”
7.32 a.m .: The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi is to visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant for the second time since the Russian offensive in Ukraine began. The IAEA has been holding consultations for several months to set up a safe zone around the compound occupied by the Russian army and where, as we said yesterday, concerns remain.
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