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Kyiv and Moscow traded allegations that a false-flag attack was looming at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address that Ukrainian intelligence found that Russian troops had placed “objects resembling explosives” on the roof of the power plant. Russia, in turn, accused Ukraine of planning an attack Wednesday on the plant using “a warhead stuffed with nuclear waste,” RIA Novosti reported. The claims could not be independently verified.

Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.

Key developments

• Zelensky denied allegations that Ukraine was planning a false-flag attack on the nuclear plant, saying in his nightly address Tuesday that “the only source of danger to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is Russia and no one else.” Fighting is ongoing near the plant, where fears of nuclear fallout have heightened in recent weeks. The plant lost connection to its main power line Tuesday morning, forcing it to rely on a recently reinstalled backup power supply, Ukraine’s national nuclear operator, Energoatom, said on Telegram.
• Russian and U.S. officials have had discussions on a...

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