The EU and 42 countries called on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the entire territory of Ukraine. The corresponding joint statement was published on Sunday on the website of the EU Delegation to International Organizations in Vienna.

At the same time, the statement itself is dated August 12.

The statement was joined by the European Union, as well as individual countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan.

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It is noted that the deployment of Russian military and weapons at a nuclear facility "

Also, the participants of the statement expressed their support for the IAEA's attempts to contribute to the solution of the problem related to the occupation of the ZNPP, "

Participants of the statement emphasize that the world is not misled by the disinformation behavior of the Russian Federation.

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Zaporozhye NPP has been occupied by Russia since March 4.

The invaders place military equipment and ammunition on the territory of the station, and also mined part of the station's facilities.

For two weeks, the Russians have been regularly shelling the territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

Zaporozhye NPP - the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.