BERLIN, Dec 22 The G7 expressed support for the work of the International Agency on the creation of a protective zone at the Zaporozhye NPP.
«The G7 members reiterated their full support for the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency on the establishment of a nuclear safety and protection zone at the ZNPP,» the statement says. , distributed on Thursday.
Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the city of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity — the plant has six power units with a capacity of 1 gigawatt each. Since March, it has been under the protection of the Russian military. The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that this step was justified in order to prevent leakage of nuclear and radioactive materials.
The Ukrainian military continues to regularly shell Energodar and the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant adjacent to the city. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Kyiv regime seeks to create the appearance of a threat of a nuclear catastrophe by continuing to purposefully shell the ZNPP. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly stated the need to create a security zone around the ZNPP.
Earlier, the Kremlin stated that Ukraine should be required to withdraw heavy weapons from the ZNPP and stop shelling. Moscow also indicated that there were no significant changes in the security zone around the ZNPP.