Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of starting to “prepare” its citizens for the possible use of nuclear weapons amid the war between the two countries. The Ukrainian leader said the world “must take action” to stop the Russian nuclear threat.
“They are starting to prepare their society. It is very dangerous. They are not ready to do this, to use the arsenal. But they are starting to communicate,” Zelensky told the BBC.
According to Zelensky, “Moscow has already taken a step by invading the territory. zaporizhzhiaIt is now up to other countries to act “urgently” to limit the actions of the Russian invaders through a “sanctions package”, for the Kremlin to “abandon the nuclear power plant”.
Last Wednesday (5), Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to take over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant located in Southern Ukraine, the largest of its kind in Europe.
The power plant has become one of the main causes of conflict between countries since February and has ignited the alarm of a possible nuclear war in the world.
After the nationalization of Zaporizhzhia by Moscow, Rafael Grossi, director of the UN Atomic Agency (United Nations), called for the creation of a security zone around the facility and once again confirmed that Zaporizhzhia is Ukrainian property.
Yesterday, US President Joe Biden pointed out that the world is under the threat of a nuclear “Armageddon” for the first time since the Cold War.
“We haven’t faced a possible Armageddon since Kennedy and the missile crisis. [de Cuba em 1962]Biden noted that Putin was “not kidding” when he threatened to use nuclear weapons to continue his invasion of Ukraine.
source: Noticias
