A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Russia’s Gazprom PJSC said its key gas pipeline to Europe won’t reopen as planned, moving the region a step closer to blackouts, rationing and a severe recession. The announcement came hours after the Group of Seven said it plans to implement a price cap for global purchases of Russian oil.
The White House is expected to ask Congress for almost $12 billion in additional aid for Ukraine in the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Separately, the European Union is preparing to unveil a new $5 billion package of aid for Ukraine, possibly next week.
The head of the UN’s nuclear agency said Russian and Ukrainian engineers at the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant have struck a fragile working relationship to keep reactors operational. Rafael Mariano Grossi returned to Vienna late Friday after visiting the facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency has stationed two permanent monitors at the plant, he said.
