Russia has described as “unacceptable” proposals made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to disarm the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been controlled by the country’s military since nearly the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Ivan Nechaev, Deputy Head of the Press and Information Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a press conference that the implementation of these recommendations would “make the plant much more vulnerable”.
“Suggestions to demilitarize an area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are unacceptable,” he said.
He added that Moscow expects the facility to be visited by experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “very soon”.
Last week, Guterres urged everyone involved in the conflict in Ukraine to “use common sense and logic and not take any action that could jeopardize the physical integrity, safety or security of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant”. .
Russia said last Friday that the operation of the nuclear power plant could be suspended if the attacks it claims were carried out by Ukrainian forces do not stop.
Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense troops, claimed that the facility “has been systematically attacked by the Armed Forces of Ukraine since July 18”.
He added that Ukraine and the United States tried to damage the facility to prevent its normal operation and accused Russia of being responsible for the attacks.
source: Noticias
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