Because of a location in Ukraine, Britain announced to pump nearly 1 million USD more aid to IAEA

On June 7, the British government announced that it would increase aid to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by 750,000 pounds (more than 930,000 USD) to support nuclear safety work in Ukraine.

Vì một địa điểm ở Ukraine, Anh tuyên bố bơm thêm gần triệu USD viện trợ cho IAEA. depositphotos

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is Ukraine's largest nuclear power facility and the largest in Europe, currently controlled by Russia. (Source: Depositphotos)

The move came after the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River - which supplies cooling water to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Ukraine's nuclear power facility and Europe's largest - collapsed on June 6.

The incident caused flooding across the war zone, but both Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for the incident.

The Russian-controlled ZNPP in southern Ukraine has enough water to cool its reactors for “several months” from a pond located above the Kakhovka reservoir, the IAEA said, calling on all parties to protect the pond.

UK Permanent Representative to the IAEA Corinne Kitsell welcomed the efforts of IAEA staff in Ukraine and was “pleased that London’s additional funding will help facilitate the agency’s important work, particularly in light of the heightened risks posed by the Kakhovka Dam collapse”.

London said it has provided a total of £5 million (more than $6.2 million) to support the IAEA in Ukraine since Russia launched a special military operation in the Eastern European country in February 2022.

On the same day, speaking during a visit to the US, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that London could not yet confirm that Moscow was responsible for the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

Asked whether Russia was responsible, Mr Sunak replied: “Our security and military agencies are dealing with this… But if it is proven to be intentional, that would be a very serious development.”

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