Washington and its partners are considering additional sanctions if the parties do not observe a ceasefire, with political and technical negotiations between Europe and the U.S. intensifying since last week, Reuters' source said.
The Kyiv Independent’s contributor Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke spent a day with a mobile team from the State Emergency Service in Nikopol in the south of Ukraine as they responded to relentless drone, artillery, and mortar strikes from Russian forces just across the Dnipro River. Nikopol is located across from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar.
Peter Szijjarto's announcement came after Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) allegedly dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network operating in Zakarpattia Oblast.
Moscow and Washington discuss the potential resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe, among other issues related to the peaceful settlement of Russia's war in Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed to the Russian state-run Interfax news agency.
"This is a historic decision, as weapons for Ukraine will be purchased at the expense of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets through the European Peace Fund," Denys Shmyhal said.
The approval marks a key step in international efforts to hold Moscow accountable for what is considered the gravest violation of international law committed against Ukraine.
An interior view of the Rosatom 'Atomic Pavilion' at the VDNHa Exhibition and Demonstration Fairground in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 26, 2023. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The Basmanny court in Moscow arrested on March 28 Gennadiy Sakharov, Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom's construction project director, due to the accusations of receiving a bribe in "a particularly large amount," Russian state-controlled media outlet Kommersant reported.
Sakharov had been working at Rosatom since 2010, holding the post of capital investment director until January.
The manager was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 27 in Moscow, as he allegedly solicited a bribe from the head of one of the leading Rosatom's contractors.
Elgudzhi Kokosadze, who is suspected of giving a bribe to Sakharov, was also arrested. Kokosadze manages the Russian nuclear sector private company Orgenergostroy, which is reportedly one of Rosatom's long-time contractors and its subsidiaries.
Both Sakharov and Kokosadze could face 15 years of imprisonment due to the current accusations.
Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
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