U.N. Chief Rushes to Ukraine Nuclear Plant For Third Time After Accusations Of Russian Sabotage Threaten Catastrophe
- The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency traveled again to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to prevent disaster as fighting intensified nearby.
- Ukraine accused Russia of destroying a dam providing cooling water to the plant, risking nuclear meltdown.
- The agency chief finished his latest visit and will report on the plant's safety, though his calls for a safety zone went unheeded.
- He presented a new plan to increase the agency's presence at the Russian-occupied nuclear facility.
- Belarus claimed to have received Russian nuclear weapons, raising the specter of nuclear war amid the conflict.