The Kremlin has said it will agree to a withdrawal of its army around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. However, Moscow wants to maintain control of the building. The nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was previously under fire.
“This is a reasonable demand with the demilitarization of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. I think we will support it,” said Vladimir Yabarov, deputy head of the foreign affairs committee in the Russian parliament, on Friday. Moscow wants to keep control of the nuclear power plant, so Dschabarov ruled out transferring to Ukraine. maintain the facility,” he emphasized.
Artillery shield?
Europe’s most powerful nuclear power plant has been occupied by Russian troops since March and has come under repeated fire in recent weeks. The factory suffered damage, although no critical infrastructure has been hit so far. The governments of Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the attacks. Ukrainian and Western politicians accuse Moscow of using the nuclear power plant as a shield for its own artillery. The reports cannot be independently verified.
Expert mission conceivable
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, on Thursday called on Moscow and Kiev to allow international experts into the Zaporizhzhya plant. In any case, according to Moscow, it is ready for that. Such a mission should be carried out “as soon as possible – maybe even by the end of August”.
Source: Krone
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