“The information is extremely disturbing. Explosions have occurred at the site of this large nuclear power plant, which is completely unacceptable.” Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) declared on Sunday 20 November that the nuclear power plant in Zaporijjia was again the target of attacks. First, Russia accused the Ukrainian forces of having carried out these new bombardments. The Ukrainian energy operator then claimed that they were of Russian origin. Follow our live.
Vladimir Putin still thinks “he can destroy Ukraine”. The destruction of Ukraine is “the obsession” of Vladimir Putin, assured Saturday Mykhaïlo Podoliak, close adviser to the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, negotiating with the Russian leader “no sense”.
“Russia does not want negotiations”. According to Mykhailo Podoliak, Russia “will just procrastinate”. “In the meantime, it will train its mobilized, find additional weapons”, he added. Moscow did not “no direct offer” in kyiv on these talks, assured the adviser. “Russia does not want negotiations”he added.
Several Ukrainian regions still without electricity. Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Saturday that several important areas of the country still face major problems with power cuts: kyiv and its region, the city of Odessa and its region, as well as in the regions of Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Cherkassy and Chernihiv.
UK will support Kyiv ‘until Ukraine wins’. The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, traveled to Kyiv on Saturday to “confirm support” from UK to Ukraine. “We will stand with you until Ukraine has won the peace and security it needs and deserves,” he declared in front of President Volodymyr Zelensky.