Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in a statement on social media that “the practices of the United States, Ukraine and other Western capitals carry the risk of a nuclear catastrophe at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant,” noting that he himself would be responsible to some extent. “. US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as European leaders, have tacitly agreed to carry out attacks on this nuclear power plant.

The position of the State Duma was voiced after Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council Vasily Nebenzya confirmed yesterday that “Ukraine’s attacks in the area of ​​the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant could lead to a nuclear catastrophe similar to the one that occurred in Chernobyl.” pointing out that “Kyiv is still targeting the site.”

For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on “the international community to take immediate action to remove the Russians from the nuclear power plant” in light of the exchange of accusations between Moscow and Kyiv over the security situation there.