Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that relinquishing control of the Zaporijia nuclear power plant to Ukraine would doom Europe and the world to a “nuclear catastrophe”.
“Say this installation [Zaporijia] to be placed under the control of the Kiev regime, which controls nothing at all, is ridiculous”said the official, quoted by the Russian news agency TASS.
Zakharova also insisted that Ukraine is using the Zaporijia nuclear power plant to blackmail to create nuclear threats in the context of the war and urged the West to investigate “provocations and false flag crimes, as it did” in other parts of the world” “.
Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of attacks on the plant, which have heightened fears of a nuclear disaster.
Following diplomatic efforts, an IAEA delegation was granted access to the property last week and was given the opportunity to verify the situation on the ground.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on Feb. 24 has already resulted in more than 13 million people having fled — more than six million internally displaced persons and more than seven million to neighboring countries — according to the latest UN data, which ranks this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the generality of the international community, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and impose it on Russia. political and economic sanctions.
The UN has stated that since the start of the war, which entered its 195th day this Thursday, 5,718 civilians have been killed and 8,199 injured, stressing that these numbers are well below the actual numbers.
Source: DN
