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Sybiha Urges EU Sanctions on Rosatom Nuclear Monopoly

8/19/2026

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged the EU to sanction Rosatom, calling it a nuclear monopoly.
POLITICO obtained Egyptian warnings and Rosatom reports of concrete defects, delays and negligence at the El Dabaa plant, which has not yet received nuclear material.
Washington said Brussels failed to meet its trade-deal commitments.
Rosatom defended its record, citing oversight by Egyptian, Russian and International Atomic Energy Agency officials.

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged the EU to sanction Rosatom, calling it a nuclear monopoly.
POLITICO obtained Egyptian warnings and Rosatom reports of concrete defects, delays and negligence at the El Dabaa plant, which has not yet received nuclear material.
Washington said Brussels failed to meet its trade-deal commitments.
Rosatom defended its record, citing oversight by Egyptian, Russian and International Atomic Energy Agency officials.