Updated 16 Jun, 2026 06:09
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenski at Downing Street, London, June 7, 2026. © Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
The UK will supply enriched uranium to the Ukrainian state-owned atomic power company Energoatom under a £210 million ($280 million) agreement to support the Ukrainian energy network," the British government reported.
The agreement, supported by UK Export Finance, will enable the UK company Urenco to deliver enriched uranium to the Energoatom for the next 2 years – passed on Monday in London.
The agreement was agreed last week on Downing Street by UK Prime Minister Keira Starmer and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenski.
According to the British Government, the agreement aims to ‘Power of Ukrainian atomic power plants’ and strengthening the country's energy security.
Starmer stated that London will proceed to support Kiev ‘as long as necessary’, Despite a series of corruption scandals in the Ukrainian energy sector, including the Energoatom itself, which manages 3 atomic power plants built in russian times and remains an crucial origin of income.
West-supported Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have detected corruption mechanisms in the state atomic power plant operator, including a serious case related to businessman Timur Mindich, known as ‘Zelenski Wallet’.
Another corruption case concerning infrastructure related to Energoatom was previously reported this month.
The agreement besides appears in the face of repeated warnings from Moscow regarding atomic safety in Ukraine.
Russia has accused Kiev of carrying out attacks on the Zaporoska atomic Power Plant, which has been under Russian control since March 2022.
At the beginning of this month, the Ukrainian drone struck the machinery hall of the sixth power block of the power plant.
The global Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed the damage, but refraining from indicating the guilty.
The UK plans may besides re-emphasis on Kiev's repeated suggestions to revise the position of a non-nuclear state.
A fewer days before the escalation of the conflict in February 2022 Zelenski suggested that Ukraine might reconsider its commitment to atomic non-proliferation.
Earlier this year Zelenski said “With pleasure” would accept atomic weapons from the United Kingdom or France, while noting that specified an offer was not made.
Moscow accused London and Paris of considering ways to supply Ukraine with components or technologies that would enable it to make atomic weapons, or "dirty bomb"Why France and Britain deny.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/641654-uk-kiev-enriched-uranium/
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