The Russian Federation grossly violated three basic principles of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Mykola Tochytsky at the opening of the 10th NPT Review Conference, which will last from August 1 to 26, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes..

During his speech, Tochitsky drew attention to the Kremlin's threats to use nuclear weapons and the corresponding calls from the propaganda media..

According to him, the Russian Federation, being a nuclear state, violated all three "

on nuclear disarmament (due to unprovoked nuclear strike capability buildup);

on nuclear non-proliferation (expanding the geography of deployment of such weapons after the occupation of Crimea);

on the peaceful use of atomic energy (we are talking about the seizure of nuclear facilities on the territory of Ukraine).

The Deputy Minister stressed that the Russian invaders for the first time in history have turned civilian nuclear facilities into military targets and a place to deploy their army. He noted that the world was faced with manifestations of nuclear terrorism sponsored by a nuclear state..

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With this in mind, Tochitsky called on the world to jointly take measures to avoid a global nuclear catastrophe, in particular, close the airspace over Ukrainian nuclear power plants, provide our state with air defense systems and hold the aggressor accountable for the crimes committed..

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that in total representatives of 191 states joined the conference.

As noted, a large number of delegations strongly condemned the actions of the Russian Federation: its invasion of Ukraine, threats to use nuclear weapons, shelling and seizure of nuclear facilities, especially the largest in Europe, the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.. Representatives of the countries of the world supported Ukraine and expressed the need to immediately stop the mentioned activities by Russia.

Earlier it became known that the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which was seized by the Russian military on March 4, got out of control.. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said that every day the situation there is becoming more serious.