Kiev sanctions Russian nuclear industry

Some 200 entities have been blacklisted for 50 years: Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has introduced sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry, President Vladimir Zelensky said in a statement on Sunday. The list of entities subject to the restrictions includes the Rosatom nuclear agency, as well as the company operating the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – Europe’s biggest nuclear power station.

Zelensky accused Russian troops of shelling nuclear power stations in Ukraine and using them as “cover” for strikes.

“These are sufficient reasons for the Russian nuclear industry to be subjected to global sanctions,” he said. The president issued a decree on Sunday, which blacklisted a total of 200 entities for a period of 50 years. pictures by IAEA Imagebank - https://www.flickr.com/photos/35068899@N03/52329096480/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122588029. By cmglee, Landsat, USGS - http://landsatlook.usgs.gov/explore?sat=LANDSAT_9, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115858520. By Ralf1969 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7343361