Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of planning to attack the plant. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW – Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday that the leaders of the US-led transatlantic Nato defence alliance should discuss Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at their summit this week.These range from divisions overand Sweden’s accession to boosting ammunitions stockpiles and reviewing the first defence plans in decades.
Accusing Ukraine of “systematic infliction of damage” to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ms Zakharova said that “the Nato summit’s key attention should be devoted to it”. “After all, the vast majority of the alliance members will be in the direct impact zone” , she said on the Telegram messaging app.Both Russia and Ukraine havewhich is located on Russian-held territory in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, near the front line of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has for days warned of the grave threat at the facility, most recently saying Russian forces had mined the roof of several reactors.but they also needed more access to be sure. REUTERS
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