Finance ministers of the G7 have agreed on a plan to put a ceiling on the cost of Russian oil, to stop prices at the mercy of war and reduce revenues for Russia, avoiding it being reinvested in the war against Ukraine.
And the European Union is relaunching, Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen says bluntly that "the time has come to put a ceiling on the price of Russian gas too", but Moscow is not doing it and is threatening to stop supplies.
The reply comes directly from the mouth of the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov: "If hostile countries put a ceiling on prices on Russian energy resources, Moscow will supply oil only to countries that adapt to market conditions", his words.
Meanwhile, yesterday the IAEA mission entered the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant without independent journalists, despite the agreement with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi.
"When we met Grossi and the members of the mission in Kiev, we agreed that the mission would be accompanied by journalists from the Ukrainian and international media. Independent journalists, so that the world could see the truth. Unfortunately, this was not done, too. if promised, "Zelensky said, accusing Russia of allowing only their" propagandists "to enter.
Meanwhile, Moscow has announced that six IAEA employees will remain in the plant for a few more days, while two will remain "permanently" and accuses Kiev of bringing the world to the brink of a "nuclear disaster"
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Kiev bombs a Russian base near the plant
Ukraine reported striking a Russian base in Energodar, the city where the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is located. "In the localities of Kherson and Energodar, precise attacks by our troops destroyed three enemy artillery systems, as well as an ammunition depot," the Ukrainian army said in its evening report.
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Moscow: "The US is now almost part of the conflict"
"We warn the US against taking provocative steps, including the supply (to Ukraine) of ever longer-range and more destructive weapons." This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Serghei Ryabkov, stating that there is now only a "very thin line to separate the United States from becoming a party to the conflict". "The brazen anti-Russian forces - warns Ryabkov - must not delude themselves that everything will remain unchanged once that line has been crossed". The Interfax agency reports.
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Kherson, Kiev raid to block Russian supplies
A series of explosions was recorded in Antonivka, in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, where the Antonivsky bridge over the Dnieper is located, already damaged by several raids by Kiev forces to prevent the arrival of supplies to Russian troops from the eastern bank of the river. . This was reported by local Telegram channels, filmed by UNIAN, which also published some images of dense columns of smoke in the area. The explosions would have been caused by new raids in Kiev, but the army does not provide confirmation at the moment.
Ukrainian forces, which launched a counter-offensive in the direction of Kherson on Monday, also reportedly hit some vessels with which the Russians were trying to bring supplies along the river.
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Medvedev: "With the price cap there will be no more Russian gas in Europe"
Russian gas "will no longer exist" in Europe if the EU imposes a price cap. This was stated by the deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, as reported by Tass. Commenting on the request of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to introduce a ceiling for Russian gas prices, Medvedev warned: "It will be like oil. There will simply be no more Russian gas in Europe."
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Moscow: "With price cap stop supplies"
"If hostile countries put a price cap on Russian energy resources, Moscow will only supply oil to countries that adjust to market conditions." This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by TASS.
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Von der Leyen: "It's time for a Russian gas cap"
"I am firmly convinced that it is time for a ceiling on the price of gas from Russian gas pipelines in Europe". This was stated by the president of the EU commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in a statement on the sidelines of the Union's day of seclusion in Bavaria.
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"Two Aiea experts will remain permanently in the plant"
Six IAEA employees will remain a few days longer at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, another two will remain on a permanent basis and "Russia is happy about it". This was stated by Mikhail Ulyanov, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, according to what Ria Novosti reports. "Two people will remain in the plant on a permanent basis. We appreciate that, as the international presence is called upon to dispel numerous speculations about the state of affairs," said Ulyanov.
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Moscow: "Kiev is creating the risk of nuclear disaster"
The Ukrainian armed forces are creating "a real risk of nuclear disaster in Europe by bombing the Zaporizhzhia power plant". Russian Defense Minister Serghei Shoigu said this, denying that Moscow forces concentrated heavy weapons in or around the plant.
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Moscow: "Aiea communicates the inspection results to the whole world"
Russia expects the results of the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine to be "communicated to the international community". This was stated by Defense Minister Serghei Shoigu, quoted by Russian agencies, stating that since the beginning of July the Ukrainian armed forces, "using Western weapons, regularly attack the plant" and that since July 18 "there have been 29 attacks, including with the use of 16 kamikaze drones ".
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"Aiea will remain in the plant until 4-5 September"
A team of IAEA experts will remain at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant until 4 or 5 September to assess the situation. This was announced by the director general of the UN agency, Rafael Grossi, reports Tass. Grossi reiterated that the integrity of the plant "has been violated several times" but cannot yet assess "whether accidentally or deliberately".
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Kiev, "the Russians manipulated evidence inside the plant"
“The Russian occupiers are making every effort to prevent the International Atomic Energy Agency mission from knowing the real state of affairs in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. They are spreading manipulations and false information ". This is the accusation on Telegram, reported by Ukrainska Pravda, of the Ukrainian operator Energoatom after the inspection of the nuclear agency in the Russian-occupied power plant. For the Ukrainian operator," the Russians lie about bombing and damage to the plant's infrastructure and, predictably, blame the armed forces for it. "For Kiev, the Russians presented to the IAEA experts the military trucks that, in violation of all fire safety requirements, are in the engine rooms as "chemical defense troops." Furthermore, the occupants did not allow the mission to the crisis center of the nuclear power plant, because there they hid Russian military personnel who are at the
railway station. For Energoatom, the Russians "presented a pre-programmed show and a staging" at the Aiea mission.
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Five loud explosions heard in Melitopol
At least five powerful explosions occurred in Melitopol, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, according to a TASS reporter. From the first information, they would have been produced by the entry into action of the air defense.
(Unioneonline)