Russia Evacuates Civilians Around Contested Nuclear Plant
Russia started the evacuation of 18 settlements around the plant on Friday, May 5. Some observers fear the evacuations are not voluntary.
Russia started the evacuation of 18 settlements around the plant on Friday, May 5. Some observers fear the evacuations are not voluntary.
The Biden administration may wait until after the midterms to address the issue further.
The watchdog, together with President Zelensky and UN Secretary-General Guterres, advises establishing a demilitarized security zone.
The current state of affairs at Zaporizhzhia greatly alarms the international community, which fears a repeat of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Lviv for talks on nuclear safety and grain exports.
Earlier this month, Ukraine and Russia hurled accusations at each other over the nuclear facility and its surrounding area’s shelling, causing global concern over a nuclear catastrophe taking place.