Russia rejects UN calls for demilitarised zone around Ukraine nuclear plant
by Jon Henley and Samantha Lock from Environment | The Guardian on (#62DY8)
IAEA warns of grave hour' amid fresh shelling of Zaporizhzhia plant, with region set to become new frontline
Russia has rejected calls from the UN for a demilitarised zone around Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which has been occupied by Moscow's forces since early March and lies in a region of Ukraine that is set to become a new frontline of the war.
Russia's permanent representative to the body, Vasily Nebenzya, told Interfax on Friday that Moscow must protect" the Zaporizhzhia plant. A withdrawal of its troops would make the facility vulnerable ... to provocations and terrorist attacks", he said.
Continue reading...