Russia said on Sunday that NATO leaders should discuss conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear plant at their summit this week, as an accident at the facility could affect the territory of alliance members.
Last week, Ukraine warned that Moscow might prepare to blow up the nuclear power plant, which could lead to a radioactive disaster, after Russian workers were told to leave the facility.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday accused Kiev of “systematic damage” to the Zaporizhia plant and warned of the possible repercussions of a disaster there.
“The main attention should be devoted” to the Zaporizhia facility at the NATO meeting that begins on Tuesday, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. He said In a Telegram post. “After all, the vast majority of coalition members will be in the immediate area of influence” of any possible incident, she said.
NATO leaders are scheduled to meet on July 11-12 in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, about 1,200 kilometers from the Zaporizhia plant. The summit will discuss crucial issues, including the supply of weapons to Kiev and the accession of Sweden and Ukraine.
According to IAEA experts, there are “no visible indications of mines or explosives” at the Zakharova plant, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi he said on July 7.
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