The G7 turned harshly to Russia because of the situation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP: what does it require
The G7 countries condemned the kidnapping of the leadership and personnel of the Zaporizhzhya NPP by Russian accomplices.
The G7 called on Russia to immediately return full control of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to Ukraine and withdraw its personnel and troops from it.
The corresponding statement of the G7 countries is distributed on the website of the German Foreign Ministry.
The document notes that the G7 countries condemn Russia's kidnapping of the leadership of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
"We condemn Russia's repeated kidnappings of the leadership and personnel of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant and condemn the use of other forms of pressure on the Ukrainian personnel who remain (at the plant - UNIAN). These actions further worsen the nuclear safety and security of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, preventing key personnel from performing their irreplaceable functions" , - stressed in the G7.
"We call on Russia to immediately return full control of the Zaporizhzhya NPP to its rightful sovereign owner, Ukraine, withdraw all Russian personnel from the facility, and stop any attempt to unwisely and dangerously transfer the ZNPP to Russian control, which could further jeopardize its safe and reliable operation," - reads further in the statement.
The G7 countries also note that they will never recognize the attempts of the Russian Federation to annex the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
"Any such attempts at annexation are null and void. We reaffirm Ukraine's full sovereignty over its entire territory, including this nuclear facility. power grids are unacceptable. We strongly emphasize that the ZNPP should not be used for military operations or the storage of materiel," the statement said.
What is known about the situation at ZNPP - important news
As UNIAN reported earlier, on March 4, Russian invaders seized the ZNPP and the town of Energodar. Russia refuses to create a demilitarized zone around the station.
In early September, at the request of the government of Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency carried out a mission to the power plant seized by the invaders.
On September 15, the Agency's Board of Governors, consisting of representatives of 35 UN member states, adopted a resolution demanding that Russia immediately end its occupation of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Most countries of the world community, in particular the US and the EU, are calling for the creation of a demilitarized zone around the ZNPP.
Meanwhile, the Russian occupiers continue shelling the station, as a result of which the power lines supplying the power units are damaged. As a result, power units temporarily operate on reserve fuel.
On September 17, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that there were 500 Russian soldiers and military equipment at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
On October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a "decree" on the assignment of the Zaporizhzhya NPP. The Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom, whose representatives are located at the occupied ZNPP, has registered an enterprise in Moscow that plans to manage the Ukrainian plant.
On October 6, during a meeting with Zelensky, the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, stressed that Putin's decision to "transfer" the ZNPP to Russia's ownership is a violation of international law.
On October 11, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the occupiers were forcing ZNPP employees to sign contracts with Rosatom and were applying "filtration measures" to some of the personnel and their families.
On October 10, Russian terrorists abducted Valeriy Martynyuk, Deputy General Director of the Zaporizhzhya NPP for Personnel. On October 17, the invaders detained and took out in an unknown direction the head of the information technology service of the Zaporozhye NPP, Oleg Kostyukov, and the assistant to the general director of the plant, Oleg Osheka.
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