Vladimir Putin is certain: the sanctions against Russia “threat the whole world”. The Russian president, traveling to Vladivostok (Russian Far East) on the occasion of an economic forum focused on Asia, spoke on Wednesday 7 September. He also has greeted the “increasing role” of Asia-Pacific in world affairs. Follow our live.
“The West’s Sanctions Fever.” In his speech, he also reiterated that he was “impossible” to isolate his country. The coronavirus pandemic, he says, “has been replaced by new challenges of a global nature, which threaten the whole world. I mean the sanctions fever of the West.”
“Not safe from having radioactive releases into the environment” in Zaporijjia. The threat of new strikes in Zaporizhia raises fears of the risk of radioactive releases. “There is a certain robustness of the plant but it is not designed to cope with this type of bombardment“declared on franceinfo Karine Herviou, the Deputy Director General of the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety.
“A need to get some clarification.” Russia demands clarification from International Atomic Energy Agency after his report on the situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, rendered public tuesday. “There is a need to obtain additional clarifications, because the report contains a number of question marks (…) We have requested these clarifications from the Director General of the IAEA”said the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov.