Ukraine warns of Russian nuclear attack plans, seeks approval for long-range strikes

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said this at a joint briefing with the foreign ministers of the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries, Ukrinform reports.

"Russia has complete dominance in the air. We know that they are preparing strikes on our nuclear energy facilities," the diplomat said.

According to him, Ukraine insists on being allowed to work proactively and strike long-range Western weapons at military targets in Russia.

"This is our right under the UN Charter as a defending country. This right of self-defense is justified. We need it now. And I am glad that my colleagues and I are all like-minded," Ukraine's top diplomat emphasized.

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  On September 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was using Chinese satellites to photograph Ukraine's nuclear facilities in order to attack them.

• On September 30, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Ukraine should be able to use long-range weapons for self-defense.