A meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP was held in New York. The initiator was Russia, which seized the nuclear power plant and continues to accuse Ukraine of alleged shelling of a nuclear facility.

The “interest” of the aggressor in stabilizing the situation clearly demonstrates the position regarding the call of the International Atomic Energy Agency to immediately begin consultations on the creation of a demilitarization zone around the plant.

The Russian Federation does not consider this proposal serious, calls on the leadership of the UN and the Security Council to condemn the "

Russia's allies have taken a more restrained stance, although they dodged Russian accusations of shelling the station, calling on " In particular, China recalled the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

“It is important to adhere to the principles of nuclear safety and the seven principles proposed by CEO Rafael Grossi. The remaining inspectors should help stabilize the situation,"

The international community should support the efforts of the parties to ceasefire and develop a peaceful solution, according to Beijing.

India urges 'both sides' to return to the path of dialogue and rigorous mutual deterrence.

“The grain agreement is a success of diplomacy and it is necessary to promote Russian exports of food and fertilizers. The global order must be based on international law,” said the representative of India.

Unlike China and India, Britain and France directly accused the Russian Federation of provoking a nuclear catastrophe..

“The situation at the ZNPP is in the full sense of the fault of Russia. Only Russia. And only Russia is able to resolve the situation by withdrawing its troops from the territory of Zaporozhye and Ukraine,"

“Russia is behaving like an arsonist firefighter. They themselves set it on fire and give advice on how to put it out, ”they added in Paris..

And the United States noted the importance of the demilitarization of the nuclear power plant.

" And anyway, will tomorrow come. We call for the demilitarization of the ZNPP and the observance of the seven principles of nuclear safety,” the US representative stressed..

In turn, Ukraine recalled that after the violation of all security conditions at the ZNPP by the invaders, it was Ukraine that requested the IAEA mission and offered a permanent presence.

Russian equipment and soldiers are still at the station, turning it into a military base. And the only way to achieve safety is to get them out of there and return the station to the control of Kyiv..

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