Merkel said at an award ceremony in Lisbon on Thursday that “you always act in the time you are in” and she doesn’t regret decisions she made. LISBON, Portugal - Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended decisions made during her time in power to buy natural gas from Russia. She said Ukrainian authorities “warmly welcomed” news they would be getting the aircraft. She added that one of the choppers also needs spare parts which can’t be imported. Portuguese Defense Minister Helena Carreiras said Thursday the Kamov helicopters can’t fly in Portugal because European Union sanctions prevent them being given an air worthiness certificate. LISBON, Portugal - Portugal is sending six of its Russian-built firefighting helicopters to Ukraine to help fend off Russian forces. It will mean that a very important line has been crossed.” Stoltenberg said Thursday NATO will “closely monitor” what Russia is up to.Īsked what NATO would do if Russia launched a nuclear attack, Stoltenberg said: “We will not go into exactly how we will respond, but of course this will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict. Russia usually holds its own maneuvers around the same time. It involves fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads, but doesn’t involve any live bombs. The long-planned maneuvers are conducted around the same time every year and run for about one week. NATO is holding its exercise, dubbed “Steadfast Noon” next week. “I reiterated that Russia must withdraw from the ZNPP to ensure its nuclear safety and security, immediately stop abductions and intimidation of the Ukrainian personnel,” he tweeted.īRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be crossing a “very important line” if he were to order the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, as the military alliance and Russia are both due to hold nuclear exercises in the coming days. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter that he met with Grossi in a bomb shelter in Kyiv “while Russian terrorists kept firing missiles at Ukraine.” His post included a photo of the two men meeting in what appeared to be an underground room with pipes hanging from the ceiling. However, Grossi said he still didn’t receive any indications from Russian President Vladimir Putin that he is ready to discuss with IAEA the definitive “parameters” that will allow finding a safe solution for the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe amid the war. The plant is in an area occupied by Russia but those working at the plant are Ukrainian.Īt the same time, he said the IAEA believes Russians want to create the security, because “they are working with him.” The International Atomic Energy Agency keeps pushing for a demilitarization zone around the nuclear plant, which means “no attack against the plant and the plant not to be used as a tool to attack,” Grossi explained. “It hasn’t improved in any way,’ he said on Thursday evening in Kyiv shortly after returning from Russia. KYIV, Ukraine - The director general of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, told the journalists in Kyiv that the situation around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains “concerning.” Follow all AP stories on the war in Ukraine at Poland sees no signs of interference in oil pipeline spill NATO holds talks on nukes as concerns deepen over Putin's threats UN demands that Moscow return annexed regions to Ukraine EXPLAINER: US weapons systems that Ukraine will or won't get Ukraine's Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones How Moscow grabs Ukrainian kids and makes them Russians The British military said Thursday on Twitter that Russia-backed Kherson authorities have ordered the evacuation because they anticipate combat to extend to the city of Kherson. no one is planning to leave the territory.” In a separate statement, Saldo’s deputy Kirill Stremousov tried to play down the announced evacuation, saying that “no one’s retreating. Ukrainian forces are pushing their counteroffensive deeper into the southern region, one of four that Russia recently annexed illegally. Russia has characterized the movement of Ukrainians to Russia as voluntary but reports have surfaced that many have been forcibly deported from occupied territory, to “filtration camps” where harsh conditions have been reported.
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