As Russia and Ukraine blame each other for endangering the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in central Ukraine, a pro-Russian local official told Russian state news agency that the United Nations (UN) proposal to demilitarize the site is “an irresponsible statement”.
“That is out of the question. This is an irresponsible statement. A person who does not understand the risks, or, on the contrary, understands and presses for tragedies and irreparable consequences, could offer to leave the nuclear power plant unprotected and in such a statement calls into question the level of competence of the UN Secretary General,” he said. Vladimir Rogov to RIA Novosti.
UN chief Antonio Guterres called for the demilitarization of the vast nuclear plant after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Lviv on Thursday.
“Further deployments of forces or equipment to the site must be avoided. The area needs to be demilitarized,” Guterres said.
Russian troops and some equipment have been based at the nuclear plant since it was occupied in early March.
Source: CNN Brasil
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