Russian occupiers have been controlling the Zaporizhia NPP for more than two years, which means a fundamental threat to the radiation safety of all of Europe, only returning the plant to Ukrainian control will mean full compliance with all safety standards, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi said.
“For more than two years, the Russian occupier has controlled the largest nuclear power plant in Europe – Zaporizhzhya NPP. And the Russian presence always means a fundamental threat to the radiation safety of our country, the whole of Europe and the world,” – Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel on Monday.
He noted that the Russian Federation is blackmailing the world with the threat of a disaster at the ZNPP and is using the territory of the station as a platform for launching strikes on Nikopol and nearby communities, as well as storing military equipment and ammunition there.
“Only the return of the station to Ukrainian control will mean full compliance with all safety standards and, in general, the return of the situation around the ZNPP to normal,” Zelenskyy stressed.
“For decades, Ukraine has guaranteed the highest level of security of nuclear facilities, and it will continue to do so, but for this, the criminal Russian presence at the ZNPP must stop,” concluded the Ukrainian head of state.
