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Zaporizhia NPP (2019): Risky situation
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Zelenskyy: Situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant remains "very dangerous"
7.45 a.m .:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj warns of another interruption in the power supply to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
"The situation there is still very risky and dangerous," Zelenskyj said in a video speech.
Another shutdown of the reactors due to a lack of electricity would again bring the nuclear power plant to the brink of a catastrophe.
The state-owned Ukrainian nuclear company Energoatom announced on Friday that the power plant's two functioning reactors had been reconnected to the grid and were supplying electricity.
Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the cause of the power outage at the nuclear power plant.
Disconnection from the grid: what happened at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant?
7.41 a.m .:
All six reactors of the nuclear power plant in the war zone were switched off - only an emergency power supply was still working.
Sebastian Stransky, an expert on Russian-built nuclear power plants, explains the security situation on site.
Russia blocks final document on UN nuclear weapons conference
2.50 a.m.:
Due to a blockade by Russia, the tenth UN conference to review the Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without a joint final declaration.
"To my deep regret, this conference was not able to reach an agreement," said the chairman of the meeting, which ended on Friday, Gustavo Zlauvinen, in New York.
At the four-week conference, some states and non-governmental organizations wanted to achieve binding deadlines for the reduction of nuclear weapons worldwide.
Medvedev: Ukraine's renunciation of NATO membership is not enough for peace
12:37 a.m .:
According to the Vice Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, even if Ukraine officially renounced NATO membership, the war in Ukraine would not end.
"Rejecting accession to the North Atlantic Alliance is absolutely crucial now, but it is not enough to bring about peace," Medvedev said, according to Russian news agencies on French TV channel LCI.
Russia will continue its military campaign until it achieves its goals.
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