President Biden expressed concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin could carry out his threat to use nuclear weapons. “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis.”
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi meets President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian missiles strike city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one
Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least one, according to local officials. Video of the aftermath of the attack showed smoke rising from the ruins of a building, while firefighters searched for survivors. Photo: ReutersKYIV, Ukraine—The head of the United Nations’ nuclear agency warned on Thursday that staff at
are under increasing pressure after Russian authorities attempted this week to deepen their control over the plant, posing a heightened safety risk.in southeastern Ukraine in March and a resulting struggle with Ukraine, along with shelling near the occupied facility, have raised global concern about the risk of an atomic catastrophe. The Ukrainian engineers staffing the plant have continued to operate it since Russia’s military took control of it.