The unipolar world is now "obsolete" and will be replaced by a new global order "based on the fundamental principles of justice and equality and on the recognition of the right of each country or people to follow its sovereign path of development". This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a message sent today on the occasion of the opening of the Forum on investments in the Russian Far East, in Vladivostok. Yet another message to the United States.
Meanwhile, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the International Atomic Energy Agency mission will arrive at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine by the end of this week . Already today the inspectors arrive in Kiev, in the coming days they will start working at the nuclear power plant.
"The day has come - his words -. The Support and Assistance Mission in Zaporizhzhya (Isamz) is coming. We must protect the safety of the largest nuclear plant in Ukraine and Europe. Proud to lead this mission, which it will arrive at the Zaporizhzhia (Znpp) nuclear power plant at the end of this week. "
In the group of inspectors also the Italian Massimo Aparo, deputy director general and head of the IAEA safeguard department.
The mission is "the most difficult in the organization's history," said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, visiting Stockholm, "because of Russia's attacks on the ground, but also because of the brazen way Russia is trying to legitimize their presence ".
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"Aiea mission today in Kiev"
The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant left Vienna and should arrive in Kiev today. This was announced by the spokesman of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleg Nikolenko, according to which the inspectors will start working at the nuclear power plant in the coming days. The Guardian reports it.
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"Kiev shoots very close to the Zaporizhzhia power plant"
Ukrainian forces are firing "very close" to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the shots have hit the roof of a facility. This was reported by the Russian forces that control the area of the plant, cited by Interfax. The Russians add that the Ukrainians are firing US artillery weapons.
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Putin: "Soon a new global order"
The unipolar world is now "obsolete" and will be replaced by a new global order "based on the fundamental principles of justice and equality and on the recognition of the right of each country or people to follow its sovereign path of development". This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a message sent today on the occasion of the opening of the Forum on investments in the Russian Far East, in Vladivostok.
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Von der Leyen: "Ukraine must win the war, not Putin"
"Earlier this year, Russia and China openly declared an 'unlimited partnership'. And just a few weeks later Russia launched its war against Ukraine. The message couldn't be more explicit. fundamental principles, such as self-determination and the inviolability of borders, Putin cannot win this war: Ukraine must win this war ". This was stated by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaking at the Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia, which this year meets under the theme "The Rule of Power or the Power of Rules?".
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Kiev announces a counter-offensive on the southern front in Kherson
Ukraine has launched a counter-offensive in the Kherson region in the south of the country. This was announced by the Ukrainian southern military command. "Today we started offensive actions in various directions, including in the Kherson region," said Natalia Humeniuk, spokesman for the command, according to the Guardian. A version also confirmed by the Ukrainian agency Ukrinform which quotes Serhiy Khlan, a deputy of the Kherson Regional Council, according to which Ukrainian troops have penetrated the Russian first line of defense on the Kherson front.
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Moscow: "We do not expect much from the IAEA visit to Zaporizhzhia"
The authorities of the Zaporizhzhia region do not expect much from the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) arriving at the nuclear power plant, but they will still guarantee its safety: the chief said today to the Rossiya-24 TV station of the administration installed by Russia in the occupied region of the same name, Yevgeniy Balitsky. Tass reports it. "As for the arrival (of the mission) of the IAEA, we do not expect great results. We understand that today the Americans have in their pockets all the European structures that, to a large extent, work only for their interests. But in any case we will ensure safety. We hope that this visit will give the people living in the liberated territory the hope that the bombing will stop ... We hope that something will change with the arrival of the mission. Balitsky also stressed that the mission did not notify the Zaporizhzhia military-civil administration of his visit to the plant.
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Russian bombs touch Zaporizhzhia, 10 injured
At least 10 people were injured, two of them seriously, in yesterday's Russian attacks against Enerhodar, the Ukrainian town that hosts the nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia: the mayor, Dmytro Orlov, announced it on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. . "Obviously, this is how the Russians 'elaborated' their scenario in view of the visit of the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - he commented -. A direct threat to the life of the civilian population does not stop the terrorists" . An IAEA delegation will visit the nuclear power plant this week.
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More Russian bombs on Donetsk, 8 civilians killed
Eight civilians were killed and seven others were injured yesterday due to bombing by Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine: the head of the regional military administration, Pavel Kirilenko, announced on Telegram. Unian reports it. "Russia is killing civilians! On August 28, the Russians killed eight civilians in Donbass: four in Bakhmut, two in Raygorodok, one in Tatyanovka and one in Nikolaevka. Another seven people were injured," Kirilenko wrote.
(Unioneonline)