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Ukraine wants to supply nuclear power to Germany

“Meanwhile, even red-green is cool in Munich”

Robert Habeck’s stress test suggests two nuclear power plants continue to operate, including the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Bavaria. Bavaria’s economy minister, Hubert Iwanger, has been calling for such a test since March: “Now in September – the Green Party ideology is clearly more important than the economy of the state.”

Germany may receive unexpected help in energy crisis Ukraine wants to give up its nuclear power. Through this, Germany’s dependence on Russia is to be reduced. More on Live Ticker.

DUkraine wants to support Germany with nuclear supplies on its way out of dependence on Russian energy supplies. “Currently, Ukraine exports its electricity to Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and Poland. But we are ready to expand our exports to Germany,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmihal told a German press agency. “Ukraine has enough electricity thanks to our nuclear power plants. I will talk about this during my visit to Berlin and then to Brussels.

Schmihal is expected in Berlin on Saturday and will be received by Chancellor Olaf Scholes (SPD) on Sunday. Coinciding with the Russian invasion at the end of February, Ukraine, along with neighboring Moldova, was cut off from the former Soviet power grid. Synchronization with the European network took place in mid-March.

Since then, the country has been exporting 400 to 700 MW of electricity daily to the European Union and Moldova. Schmyhal now wants to increase the export quota for the EU several times over. “That is good for both sides. The EU will gain more power and we will get foreign exchange which we urgently need,” the Prime Minister said.

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Nuclear power plants of Soviet design with a total capacity of 14 GW are operated in Ukraine. However, six units at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar have been under Russian control since March. The international community is concerned that hostilities near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant could lead to a nuclear accident.

With the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s power consumption has drastically decreased due to fighting, air traffic and economic slowdown. This freed up capacity for exports.

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10:20 am – Russia: Ukrainian shelling cuts power line at nuclear power plant

According to an administrative representative authorized by Russia in the Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian units fired repeatedly on Saturday night at the nuclear power plant of the same name. As a result, an important power line was cut off, explains Vladimir Rokov. That is why the emergency generators were activated.

09:39 – At least 380 children killed in war in Ukraine

According to reports from Kyiv, at least 380 children have been killed since Russia’s war against Ukraine began six months ago. This was announced by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine on the Telegram news channel. Also, at least 737 children have been injured in the last six months. The public prosecutor pointed out that these were preliminary figures. Data collection in Russian-occupied or contested areas is difficult.

09:30 – Gazprom plans to slightly increase gas supplies through the Ukraine pipeline

Russian gas giant Gazprom says it will send 42.7 million cubic meters of natural gas to Europe on Saturday through a pipeline that runs through Ukraine. On Friday, 41.3 million cubic meters of gas was recorded at the Chutsa filling station, which was supplied through pipelines.

7:58 am – Moscow criticizes lack of US visas for its envoys to the UN General Assembly.

According to its own reports, Russia has yet to receive visas from the United States for its diplomats to participate in a public debate at the UN General Assembly in New York for more than two weeks. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, obtained by AFP news agency, Moscow was “alarmed” by Washington’s behavior. “Issuance of visas is a legal obligation of the host country, not a right or a privilege,” wrote Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the UN.

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5:45 am – Children from Ukraine present issues to schools

Many children and young people fleeing Ukraine are causing problems for at least some countries at the start of the school year. According to an Evangelical Press Service (epd) survey of responsible ministries, not all students are accommodated in at least three countries. Although Bremen and Lower Saxony have so far mastered the challenges, they are registering increased demands on teaching staff.

According to the Conference of Education Ministers, more than 163,000 Ukrainians were admitted to public or vocational schools by the end of last week, most of them in the most populous federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. At the same time, more than 350,000 war refugees from Ukraine under the age of 18 were registered in the Central Register of Foreigners as of mid-August. Although many of them have traveled back and forth, there is likely to be a gap in student numbers.

4:25 am – USA: Russia is using energy supply as a weapon

A spokesman for the US National Security Council explains that the lack of gas supplies via the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1 is using energy supplies to put pressure on Europe’s consumers. However, thanks to cooperation between the United States and Europe, gas storage facilities will remain until the winter heating season is filled.

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