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Ukrainian nuclear plants reduce output in response to large-scale Russian attack

Nuclear power plants in Ukraine reduced electricity production on Nov. 28 as a precautionary measure in response to a Russian mass aerial attack on Ukraine, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said. For the second time in less than two weeks, the Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, and South Ukraine nuclear power plants (NPPs) lowered […]

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November 29, 2024

Ukraine can produce nuclear weapons but its political costs would be too high, analysts say

With the looming risk that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may pull the plug on Washington's support for Ukraine, Kyiv has flirted with the option of nuclear deterrence. The prospect of such a scenario was raised weeks earlier when President Volodymyr Zelensky in October said he had told Trump during a September meeting in New York […]

Ukraine

November 6, 2024

Almost 40% of Russians think nuclear strike on Ukraine is justified, Russian sociologist says

Thirty-nine percent of Russians believe that "the use of nuclear weapons could be justified" during Russia's war in Ukraine, Alexey Levinson, chief of the sociocultural research department at the Russian independent polling organization Levada Center, said at a conference on Nov. 29. Levinson cited a poll conducted by the Levada Center in November. The poll […]

Ukraine

November 30, 2024

Opinion: Western inaction on Ukraine’s security guarantees opens door to global nuclear proliferation

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching its 11th year, with three years of full-scale war. In search of security guarantees like NATO membership, Ukraine has been left in limbo due to Russian-occupied territories and Western bureaucracy. In light of Russian advances and Western indecision, Kyiv has stated that NATO membership is one path to victory […]

Ukraine

November 11, 2024

30 years ago today, Ukraine traded nuclear arms for security assurances, a decision that still haunts Kyiv today

On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine had signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Signed in Budapest, the memorandum would lay grounds for Ukraine to dispose of its nuclear arsenal in return for the U.S., […]

Ukraine

December 5, 2024

Ukraine braces for winter freeze amid potential Russian strikes targeting nuclear power

Ukraine is set to face its toughest winter since the start of the full-scale invasion as Russia eyes cutting off its nuclear power after already bombing out capacity from half of its electricity generation sector in large-scale air strikes. For now, Russia is not directly striking the plants with missiles and kamikaze drones. But Moscow […]

Ukraine

October 11, 2024

Foreign Ministry responds to rumors of Kyiv's plans to build nuclear bomb

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Nov. 13 denied media reports suggesting that Kyiv was planning to develop weapons of mass destruction. "Ukraine is committed to the NPT (the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons); we do not possess, develop, or intend to acquire nuclear weapons," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said via X. "Ukraine works […]

Ukraine

November 13, 2024

When Ukraine was the third-largest nuclear power

For the 30th anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum, The Kyiv Independent’s Daria Shulzhenko visits a former Soviet-era nuclear missile silo in south Ukraine. In this video, she delves into the history and significance of the agreement that saw Ukraine relinquish its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances. Through on-site exploration and expert insights, the […]

Ukraine

December 9, 2024

Zelensky says he told Trump that either Ukraine will join NATO or pursue nuclear weapons

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 17 that he told Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in their meeting in September that Ukraine needs to be part of NATO, or it would pursue nuclear capabilities to protect itself. Zelensky was speaking from Brussels, where he presented his victory plan to EU leaders. "Either Ukraine will have […]

Ukraine

October 17, 2024

Russia threatens to expel UN monitors from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Nov. 14 warned that it can expel International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant if it finds their work "inappropriate." The statement comes a day after the agency's director, Rafael Grossi, told the German news agency DPA that IAEA monitors would remain at the Zaporizhzhia […]

Ukraine

November 14, 2024

Russian drone hits IAEA service vehicle near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

On Dec. 10, a Russian drone struck and severely damaged an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) service vehicle on its way to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), President Volodymyr Zelensky reported. The service vehicle was going to the ZNPP for a personnel rotation. "This attack clearly demonstrated how Russia views everything related to international […]

Ukraine

December 10, 2024

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says he told Trump that either Ukraine will join NATO or pursue nuclear weapons

Key developments on Oct. 17: Zelensky says he told Trump that either Ukraine will join NATO or pursue nuclear weapons Zelensky walks back earlier comments on Ukraine's possible plan to obtain nuclear weapons 'First step to World War' — North Korea preparing 10,000 soldiers to join Russia's war, Zelensky confirms Getting out of 'protracted' war […]

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October 17, 2024

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