Beijing, Jun 26 China attaches great importance the issue of protecting nuclear facilities, believes that the parties should create conditions for resolving such aspects of the Ukrainian crisis as the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a briefing on Monday.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he had received a report from the intelligence and security services of Ukraine, according to which Russia allegedly prepared and is considering a scenario for a terrorist attack involving the release of radiation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, called Zelensky’s words an “information operation” that distracts from the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
“I have no information specifically on this case. China attaches great importance to the issue of protecting Ukraine’s nuclear facilities and supports the constructive role of the IAEA in this matter The issue of protecting safety at the Zaporozhye NPP is one of the aspects of the Ukrainian crisis, its solution ultimately depends on the prospects for a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis,» Mao Ning said.
According to Mao Ning, the parties should create conditions for the resumption of negotiations and the resolution of relevant issues, including the nuclear power plant. said the diplomat.
Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the town 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. In October 2022, the nuclear power plant became the property of the Russian Federation. The Ukrainian military continues to regularly shell Enerhodar and the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant adjacent to the city. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Kiev 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 has repeatedly stated the need to create a security zone around the ZNPP.