KEY POINTS:
- Russia’s Ministry of Defense has warned of a potential accident occurring at the nuclear power plant it is occupying in southern Ukraine.
- It says the plant’s backup system is damaged and that an accident could cause radioactive material to cover Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
- The U.N.’s secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to discuss the status of the plant Thursday.
READ HERE: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/18/russia-warns-nuclear-plants-radioactive-material-could-cover-europe.html