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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two Ukrainian sites “this week” at the request of kyiv, according to a statement, as Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of erasing evidence of preparations for a "dirty bomb".
Russia's accusations of Washington's involvement in the alleged development of biological weapons in Ukraine are "a pure fabrication", the American ambassador to the UN told the Security Council on Thursday.
The world is entering its "most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday, saying the conflict in Ukraine was an illustration of the struggle against Western domination.
“We are at a historic moment.
We are undoubtedly facing the most dangerous, the most important, the most unpredictable decade” since 1945, declared the Russian leader, in front of the discussion forum of Valdai in Moscow.
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07:20: “The oath of Pamfir”
After the Russian invasion in Ukraine, "The Oath of Pamfir" became a "historic" film, according to its director Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, which does not remove the "political" dimension from this biblical tale which takes place in Ukraine. rural west.
This feature film, presented in Cannes and in theaters on Wednesday, was shot in 2019.
Its action takes place in the period after 2014 when this former Soviet republic experienced the pro-Western revolution of the Maidan in kyiv, followed by the annexation of Crimea by Russia and the hybrid war in the East, the beginnings of the conflict. current.
Six members of the “Pamfir” team are currently on the front lines, one has been killed.
Since his return from Cannes, the director has followed Ukrainian volunteers with his camera to tell the war day by day.
His documentary on anti-tank barrages has already been shown in Toronto, two more are in production.
7:13 a.m .: IAEA to conduct “independent verification” this week
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two Ukrainian sites “this week” at the request of kyiv, according to a statement, as Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of erasing evidence of preparations for a "dirty bomb".
“The inspectors will carry out an independent verification (…) to detect any diversion of nuclear material”, explained Thursday the director general of the UN body, Rafaël Grossi.
He is due to speak in the afternoon in New York before the UN Security Council, during a closed session.
The IAEA had announced earlier this week an inspection "in the coming days", without further details.
7:09 a.m .: For Putin, the world is entering its “most dangerous” decade
The world is entering its "most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday, saying the conflict in Ukraine was an illustration of the struggle against Western domination.
“We are at a historic moment.
We are undoubtedly facing the most dangerous, the most important, the most unpredictable decade” since 1945, declared the Russian leader, in front of the discussion forum of Valdai in Moscow.
"The West, without a clear unity, is not able to lead the world, but it tries desperately, and most of the people of the world cannot accept it", he said, judging therefore the planet in a "revolutionary situation".
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of erasing evidence of preparing a "dirty bomb".
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit “this week” two Ukrainian sites at the request of kyiv.
The world is entering its "most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday.
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