Russian President Wladimir Putin warned his French counterpart of the possible “catastrophic consequences” of what the Kremlin described as Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in a Russian-controlled area.
What happened: Putin in a phone conversation with the French President Emmanuel Macron“Called attention to regular Ukrainian attacks on (Zaporizhzhia nuclear) facilities, including a radioactive waste repository, which are fraught with catastrophic results,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
Zaporizhia is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. The nuclear power plant has six reactors and produces 20-21% of Ukraine’s electricity takes before Russia invades the country in February.
The country’s largest nuclear power plant has been a focal point of fighting lately, raising concerns about possible nuclear fallout. Russian forces gained control of the power plant early in the war; However, it is still run by Ukrainian staff. president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously also warned that the situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was risky and dangerous like Putin Use of the facility to store weaponsincluding “missile systems”, in its war against Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russia said its specialists at the facility are taking steps to ensure its safety and are ready to continue working with the UN nuclear agency to agree on “non-politicized” solutions for the facility. Macron also called on Putin to withdraw “heavy and light weapons” from the nuclear site and, according to Paris, blamed “the Russian occupation” for being the reason for the risks the plant faces.
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