Update 290 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

British intelligence explained why Russian President Vladimir Putin, against the background of the war, continues the rhetoric about nuclear weapons ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1).

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's recent threats to use nuclear weapons in a war against Ukraine are part of a long-standing strategy of intimidation, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing the UK Ministry of Defence on the X social network. British intelligence has analysed Putin's statement on May 4 that Russia "had no need" to use nuclear weapons during the full-scale war against Ukraine and that he "hopes that it will not be necessary". Analysts believ…

British intelligence sees recent statements by the Russian ruler that he “hopes that he will not need” to use nuclear weapons in the war against Ukraine, a continuation of long-standing nuclear rhetoric from the Russian leadership.

Update 290 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

May82025 Language English 35/2025 Vienna, Austria Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine English Ukraine Conflict Press Centre Director General Corner Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again lost the connection to its only remaining back-up power line, underlining the continued fragility of the electrical grid during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic…