On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a demilitarized perimeter around the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.. He stated this during a speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council..

“As a first step, Russian and Ukrainian forces must commit themselves not to engage in any military activity towards or from the ZNPP,” Guterres said..

The Secretary General called the potential agreement on the demilitarized perimeter the second step. In particular, as proposed by Guterres, this would include the obligation of the Russian forces to withdraw all military personnel and equipment from this perimeter and the obligation of the Ukrainian forces not to advance towards it..

Earlier, the International Atomic Energy Agency called for a safe zone around Europe's largest nuclear power plant, saying its experts had found significant damage there..

As you know, Russia opposes the creation of a demilitarized zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.. At the same time, the UN has previously advocated the creation of a demilitarized zone around the station.. The initiative was supported by Ukraine, the US and the EU. Washington called on Moscow to withdraw its military and equipment from the nuclear power plant.