Zelenskyy at EU summit in Copenhagen: Russia’s ambition to divide Europe is clear
Ukrainian troops train partners to intercept UAVs while Moscow exploits division, energy dependencies, and hybrid tactics to weaken support for Kyiv.
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While West discusses security guarantees for Ukraine, Kyiv offers NATO state training against Russian drones after first mass attack
Western capitals continue drafting security guarantee frameworks for Ukraine even as Kyiv demonstrates superior defensive capabilities.
Russia is turning Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant into nuclear weapon with offering “joint control” over facility, says Kyiv
Russia is turning the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant into a nuclear weapon. Any attempt by Moscow to impose new forms…
Russia may prepare to launch “flying Chornobyl” again—but only thing it has ever hit is its own scientists
Experts say it’s more theater than threat amid the US-Russian peace talks over Ukraine.
British expert warns Russia could blow up six reactors at Europe’s largest nuclear plant if war turns against Kremlin
Six reactors, enough to power Finland for a year, could be weaponized into a radioactive bomb.
Russia’s nuclear warnings ring out after US strikes on Iran, but Moscow’s unwillingness to trigger American aid for Ukraine signals real limit
Amid escalating US strikes on Iran, Medvedev’s apocalyptic rhetoric sparks a criticism from Trump.
Middle East nuclear crisis may drown out Ukraine and enrich Russia
Oil prices spike, Western focus drifts — and the Kremlin cashes in.
Ukraine warns of Europe-wide nuclear disaster as Russia plans to reconnect Zaporizhzhia plant
The largest nuclear power plant in Europe, Zaporizhzhia, remains in cold shutdown and powered by Ukraine’s own grid, with no spare parts or qualified personnel available to maintain it. Yet, Russia is reportedly building power lines to forcibly reconnect the station, raising fears of a nuclear crisis across the continent.
Russia builds power lines to restart and connect seized Ukrainian nuclear plant to its grid
The occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, captured by Russian forces in March 2022, would become the first nuclear facility seized by one nation during war and operated for another country's energy needs if Moscow's plans succeed.
Ukrainian officials claim Chornobyl shelter fire extinguished, radiation levels normal after Russian drone strike
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that the Russian attack on a nuclear power plant demonstrates unpreparedness for peace negotiations, while Russia denied its involvement in the strike.
US Republicans show lowest concern about Russia-Ukraine war threat
A Pew poll shows a sharp decline in Republican concern over Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with only 19% seeing it as a threat to US security.
Kremlin: Recent massive drone strikes not grounds for nuclear response
Following a wave of 125 drone attacks on Russian territory, for which Russia blames Ukraine, the spokesman Peskov emphasized that recent events should not be misconstrued as meeting the threshold for nuclear retaliation, despite the updates in Russia's nuclear policy.
Zelenskyy on Putin’s nuclear threats: “No one knows what’s in his head”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced updates to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, detailing new conditions for using nuclear weapons. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded, saying no one can predict Putin’s actions, but he believes the Russian leader fears the consequences of such escalation.
ISW: Putin’s nuclear threats aim to influence Western support for Ukraine
Putin announces changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, specifying conditions for nuclear weapon use against non-nuclear states. ISW sees this move as an attempt to sway Western policymaking regarding Ukraine's ability to use Western-provided weapons inside Russia.
US, UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s Kursk incursion, say West shouldn’t fear Russia’s nuclear threats
CIA Director Burns and MI6 Chief Moore commend Ukraine's "audacious" incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and stress the importance of sustained Western support. Burns says there was a "genuine risk" of Russia using tactical nukes in fall 2022.
IAEA chief Grossi to visit Kursk NPP amid Ukraine’s advances
As Ukrainian troops push into Russia's Kursk Oblast, the International Atomic Energy Agency raised alarms about the safety of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant's reactors, similar to those involved in the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi is set to inspect the facility's vulnerabilities firsthand.
ISW: Putin implies Ukrainian strikes not crossing Russia’s nuclear “red line”
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has indicated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with Western-provided weapons do not cross a "red line" that would trigger Russian nuclear escalation, according to the ISW.
War in Ukraine damages “entire international order,” Scholz tells Xi Jinping
At a meeting in China, both the German and Chinese leaders agreed that threats of nuclear weapons use are inadmissible.
61% of Americans believe in another world war, only 9% willing to serve if called
Besides 68% of Americans believe that a future world war would likely involve nuclear weapons.
FT: Leaked Russian military documents show lower threshold for use of nuclear weapons than Putin claims
However, the nuclear threshold may be higher regarding Ukraine, according to William Alberque, the director of strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.