Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. The plant is Europe's largest nuclear facility with six reactors.
Posted: Jul 04, 2023 6:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Each side has since regularly accused the other of shelling around the plant and risking a major nuclear mishap. Zelenskyy tweeted that he had told Macron in a telephone conversation that "the occupation troops are preparing dangerous provocations at the Zaporizhzhia [nuclear plant]."He said he and Macron had "agreed keep the situation under maximum control together with the IAEA," the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency.
In his nightly video message, Zelenskyy said Russia was planning to "simulate an attack on the plant. Or they could have some other kind of scenario.
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