Russia is against the creation of a demilitarized zone around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, said Ivan Nechaev, deputy director of the information and press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Proposals on a demilitarized zone around the Zaporozhye NPP are unacceptable. Their implementation will make the station even more vulnerable,” Nechaev said at a briefing on August 18.

At the same time, Moscow expects that the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will arrive at the station " It is expected that it will be headed by the General Director of the Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi.

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Against the backdrop of regular shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP, threatening a large-scale man-made disaster, the UN advocated the creation of a demilitarized zone around the plant. The initiative was supported by Ukraine, the US and the EU. Washington called on Moscow to withdraw its military and equipment from nuclear power plants.

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