Russia-Ukraine War: "This Night Could Have Been The End Of Europe"

After Russian troops shelled a nuclear power plant, Volodymyr Zelensky called for protests in Russia. He recalled the Chernobyl disaster.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Russians to protest after the attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. "You have to take to the streets and say you want to live, you want to live in a world without radioactive contamination," he said in a speech. "Radioactive radiation doesn't know where Russia is, radiation doesn't know where your country's borders are."

USA Impose New Sanctions On Iran

In the midst of talks about a new version of the nuclear agreement, the US announced new punitive measures. The reason is "clear violations of human rights".

The US has imposed new sanctions on around a dozen organizations and individual leaders in Iran. The Treasury Department in Washington said the sanctions responded to "clear violations of human rights". Among other things, you will meet Iranian special forces from the security services or counter-terrorism. The management of Iranian prisons is also affected by the sanctions, it said in Washington.