Newsweek 13.6.24 Russia's nuclear drills relocated closer to NATO borders this week, in a military district formed after Finland joined the alliance.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on May 21 that the first stage of the drills had started involving the "practical testing of the preparation and use of nonstrategic nuclear weapons" in the country's Southern Military District.
Moscow's second stage of drills began on Tuesday alongside Belarusian troops.
In a statement shared on Telegram on Wednesday, Russia's defense ministry said the country's newly formed Leningrad Military District—stationed close to Finland and the Baltic States—had also joined the nuclear maneuvers. The district was announced in February in response to Finland joining the NATO alliance.
News 18.9.2014 19:56
EU Parliament resolution takes aim at Fennovoima-Rosatom project
The European Parliament has passed a resolution that says the EU should consider freezing nuclear co-operation with Russia. A controversial proposed nuclear power plant to be built at Pyhäjoki by the Russian state-owned firm Rosatom would be on the chopping block if the EU did decide to freeze nuclear links.
Uraaniheksafluoridin kaasuuntumisen vaara tulipalon Sattuessa . Suuri osa Venäjän uraanikaupasta kulkee Itämeren poikki. Venäjä vie maailmalle ydinpolttoainetta ja sen raaka-aineita. Maahan kuljetetaan uraania rikastettavaksi.
Moscow Times 3 July 2013 "Fennovoima, Finland's No. 3 nuclear power company, has signed a project development agreement with Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom, to build the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant unit." "Fennovoima CEO Juha Nurmi told Reuters that Rosatom's medium-sized reactor turned out to be more suitable for its needs than Toshiba's and said Rosatom's interest in taking a stake in the project also played a role. A final decision on the supplier for the nuclear power unit is to be made by the end of the year by Fennovoima's 60 owners..."