The Latest Breaking News from Rafael Mariano Grossi

Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, the threat that weapons of mass destruction would be used has been a constant concern. Discussion of this threat has tended to focus on the possibility that Russia might resort to using its nuclear arsenal – something hinted at several times by the…

Several loud explosions have been heard in central Kyiv, according to AFP reporters. Meanwhile, the head of the Russian-controlled region of Kherson in southern Ukraine said that pro-Kremlin officials were evacuating the city along with all other civilian inhabitants but vowed Moscow's forces would keep fighting. Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog…

Russian President Vladimir Putin told International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi on Tuesday that the situation around Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is "of concern". At a meeting in St Petersburg shown on Russian state television, Putin told Grossi, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog,…

The Russian president is under pressure as Ukraine forces re-take territory

The head of the world's atomic watchdog warned that the reactors at Zaporizhzhia might have to be shut down. That would start a clock ticking at the site.

Ukraine’s push to retake Kherson a symbol of Kyiv’s hope; UN seeks demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; Russia intensifies energy war

The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog has expressed his concerns

Operators at a Russian-occupied nuclear reactor in Ukraine may soon have to draw on their last line of defense to prevent a nuclear accident, according to the most dire warning yet issued by International Atomic Energy Agency monitors.

Secretary general says agreement must be secured to commit Russian forces to withdraw and Ukrainian forces not to move in