After Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, the danger of a new “Chernobyl” scared the whole world. While terrible scenarios were put forward about the negativities to be experienced at the nuclear power plants in the country, disarmament calls were made for Zaporizhia, the largest power plant in the southeast of the country.
ERDOĞAN’S VISIT TO UKRAINE ALSO COME ON THE TOPIC
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy drew attention to the need to disarm the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, during their meeting yesterday. While President Erdogan used the words, “We don’t want to experience a new Chernobyl,” Guterres said, “Any damage done to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant would be suicide.”
JET RESPONSE TO DISMISSION CALLS
Russia’s response to the leaders’ calls for the disarmament of the nuclear power plant was not delayed. Russia has rejected calls for the demilitarization of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, which it has been in control of since March, and the creation of a demilitarized zone around the power plant. “Disarmament makes the plant even more vulnerable,” said Ivan Nechayev, Deputy Head of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Nechayev stated that Russia expects the representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the facility very soon to examine the situation.
Ukrainian workers working at the nuclear power plant warned that a nuclear disaster could occur at the facility in their social media posts in the past weeks, and stated that “the facility is the target of constant military attacks”.