Moscow and Kyiv have blamed each other for bombing the area that is home to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was seized by Russia in March but is still operating with Ukrainian technicians. Only two of the six reactors are operational.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that shelling of the Russian-held Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which he blamed on Kyiv, could result in widespread destruction.
Moscow and Kyiv have blamed each other for bombing the area that is home to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was seized by Russia in March but is still operating with Ukrainian technicians. Only two of the six reactors are operational.
“Vladimir Putin, in particular, stressed that the Ukrainian military’s systematic shelling of the area where the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located has created the risk of a large-scale disaster that could lead to radioactive contamination of a huge area of ​​land,” the Kremlin said in a statement. a reading of the phone call between the two leaders, which he says was initiated by Macron.
Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing provocations at the station. Kyiv claims that Russian forces plan to disconnect the nuclear plant from the Ukrainian power grid and connect it to the Russian grid.
The Kremlin announced that Putin and Macron stressed the importance of sending a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the nuclear plant as soon as possible.
Putin, according to the Kremlin statement, confirmed Russia’s readiness to provide IAEA inspectors with the necessary assistance.
During the conversation between the two leaders, Putin also spoke to Macron about the ongoing obstacles to the supply of Russian food and fertilizers to world markets.
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