US sanctions Russian entity operating occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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US sanctions Russian entity operating occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Jan. 15 sanctioned Russia's Federal State Unitary Enterprise Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a Moscow-created entity that took control of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant in the partially occupied oblast. The updated sanctions list also targets Vladislav Isaev, the company’s CEO since April 2024. In October 2022, Russian Prime Minister […]
Russia helping North Korea with sanctions evasion, nuclear technology in
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Russia helping North Korea with sanctions evasion, nuclear technology in return for soldiers, arms, Budanov says

Russia is helping Pyongyang evade sanctions and develop its nuclear capabilities in return for North Korean troops and missiles, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told The Economist in comments published on Oct. 22. Budanov previously revealed that close to 11,000 North Korean troops are already in Russia and will be ready to fight by […]
The Counteroffensive: Ukraine’s nuclear ambitions fueled by betrayal, hindered by
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The Counteroffensive: Ukraine’s nuclear ambitions fueled by betrayal, hindered by feasibility

Editor’s Note: This article was published by the twice-weekly newsletter “The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak” on Nov. 23, 2024, and has been re-published by the Kyiv Independent with permission. To subscribe to The Counteroffensive, click here. For a brief period just over 30 years ago, Ukraine possessed the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world. Its […]
Dnipropetrovsk firm helped Russia build nuclear weapons labs, SBU says
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Dnipropetrovsk firm helped Russia build nuclear weapons labs, SBU says

A building materials company in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast sent metal products to the Russian Federation that were used to build nuclear weapons laboratories, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Jan. 18, following an investigation into the firm. The announcement coincides with multiple reports from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies on Jan. 18 exposing alleged instances […]