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This Wednesday, an inspection mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporozhye on the way to the nuclear power plant of the same name, which is occupied by Russian troops.
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The convoy of around 20 cars, half of which were marked “UN” (UN) and an ambulance entered the city early Wednesday afternoon. Zaporozhye is about 120 kilometers from this power plant, the largest in Europe.
The number of the day
9.1. Inflation in the euro zone hit a new high of 9.1% yoy in August, Eurostat said on Wednesday, as the war in Ukraine pushes up energy and fuel prices.
Inflation had reached 8.9% in July for the 19 countries sharing the common currency. These figures are the highest recorded by the European Statistical Office since the indicator began publication in January 1997.
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It’s a mission aimed at avoiding a nuclear accident and preserving this important nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. »
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation is striving to avoid “a nuclear accident” at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye power plant, which is occupied by Russian troops, said its director Rafaelo Grossi, who arrived in the region.
The trend of the day
European Union foreign ministers on Wednesday decided to suspend the visa facilitation agreement with Russia, which will make it more difficult and time-consuming for Russian citizens to obtain visas, the head of European diplomacy said.
Josep Borrell said the ministerial meeting in Prague had agreed that relations with Moscow “cannot remain unchanged” and that the deal should be “completely suspended”.