Moscow and kyiv continue to accuse each other of bombing the Zaporizhia plant and the UN asks to cease hostilities
Aug. 24 () –
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vasili Nebenzia, has criticized Western countries for their “irresponsible” proposal to demilitarize the Zaporizhia nuclear plant, since they do not take into account what is needed for the facilities to work “safely.”
During the last United Nations Security Council, kyiv and Moscow have continued to accuse each other of endangering the security of the Zaporizhia nuclear plant, the largest in Ukraine, while the UN has urged to cease all military action around the facilities. .
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue practically every day to bombard the territory of the nuclear power plant,” Nebenzia charged, calling on Western countries to stop “covering up” Ukraine.
“We have the impression that our colleagues live in a parallel reality in which the Russian Army bombs itself in the place it protects,” Nebenzia joked, according to a Russian agency report.
For his part, Ukraine’s representative to the UN, Sergi Kislitsia, has denounced Russia for “recalling a meeting in the Security Council to discuss its own provocations and terrorist acts.”
“No one can imagine that Ukraine would target a nuclear power plant creating a huge catastrophe risk on its own territory,” said Kislitsia, who regretted having wasted time listening to “a lot of imaginary claims.”
What both parties do seem to agree on is allowing access to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Nebenzia has indicated that from Moscow they trust that said visit will take place at the beginning of September, while Kislitsia has requested that a permanent presence of the organization be established in the nuclear power plant until kyiv can regain control.
Meanwhile, the United Nations has asked the two parties to cease any type of military activity around the installations, since if tensions continue to rise, the situation could lead to a “catastrophe”.
“We must be clear that any possible damage to Zaporizhia, or any other nuclear facility in Ukraine, leading to a possible nuclear incident would have catastrophic consequences, not only for the immediate area, but for the region and beyond,” the secretary general warned. Deputy for Political Affairs of the United Nations, Rosemary Dicarlo.
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