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Russian forces occupying the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye are preparing to connect it to Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation at this power plant, the largest in Europe, which kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of having bombed
The first Ukrainian wheat exports since the Russian invasion are expected to begin next week, according to a senior UN official.
In the meantime, the first ship carrying Ukrainian cereals (26,000 tons of corn) docked Wednesday at the port of Mersin, Turkey
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6:51 a.m .: German reserve officer tried for alleged espionage
A reserve officer of the German army appears from this Thursday before the justice of his country on charges of espionage between 2014 and 2020 for the benefit of Russia.
The federal prosecutor's office, in charge of terrorism and espionage cases, suspects him of having provided Russian intelligence services with information on Bundeswehr reservists, "civil defense" or even on the consequences of economic sanctions imposed on Moscow. from 2014. He would also have delivered elements on the site of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, linking Russia and Germany and suspended in February.
If convicted by the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, this man, who allegedly acted out of sympathy for Russia and without being paid for his services, risks a prison sentence of several years.
6:43 a.m.: Security Council meeting on the Zaporozhye power plant
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the situation at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye, which kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of having bombed.
A source within the Chinese presidency of the Security Council, led in August by Beijing, specified that the meeting would take place on August 11 at 3 p.m. (9 p.m. in Paris).
A second diplomatic source added that the 15 member countries of the Council would meet on Thursday afternoon, at the request of Russia, which has a right of veto there.
The IAEA said its director general, Rafael Grossi, would brief the Security Council "on the nuclear safety and security situation" at the plant, as well as its "efforts to agree on a mission of experts of the IAEA on site as soon as possible".
Rafael Grossi also described the situation at the complex as "extremely serious".
6:39 am: The head of the Malian junta and Vladimir Poutine talk to each other
Moscow continues to extend its influence in Mali, to the detriment of France.
The head of the junta had a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday the day after receiving new military equipment from his Russian ally.
"We spoke of the support of the Russian Federation for Mali's political transition and I praised the quality of our partnership respectful of the sovereignty of Mali and the aspirations of its population", declared Assimi Goïta on social networks.
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Welcome to this new live dedicated to the war in Ukraine. Like every day, the editorial staff of
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And as since the end of last week, fears are great regarding the situation at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye.
The Security Council will also meet urgently this Thursday to talk about it.
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