Tuesday, September 6, 2022

IAEA Calls For Demilitarized Zone Around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

 

The Guardian: UN calls for demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant  

Secretary general says agreement must be secured to commit Russian forces to withdraw and Ukrainian forces not to move in 

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has called for a demilitarised zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, involving the withdrawal of Russian occupying troops and the agreement of Ukrainian forces not to move in. 

Guterres was addressing a UN security council session on Tuesday, at which he supported the recommendations put forward Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) who led an inspection visit to the occupied Zaporizhzhia plant last week, and presented a report to the security council. 

The report confirmed the presence of Russian soldiers and military equipment at the plant, including army vehicles.  

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WNU Editor: Russia has already indicated that they will accept this IAEA proposal to create a demilitarized zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. 

 IAEA Calls For Demilitarized Zone Around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant  

UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant -- AP  

IAEA calls for demilitarized zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine -- PBS 

UN nuclear watchdog calls for security zone around Zaporizhzhia -- Politico  

U.N. Inspectors Call for Security Zone Around Nuclear Plant -- New York Times 

IAEA report on Ukraine says situation at Zaporizhzhia 'not sustainable' -- Reuters 

IAEA director warns of 'catastrophic' incident at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: 'We are playing with fire' -- FOX News 

Nuclear watchdog warns of possible disaster in Ukraine -- Axios

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