Chernobyl / EBRD Says Russian Occupation Has Thrown Decades Of International Cooperation Into Uncertainty

IAEA joins bank in appeal for donors, with damage left by soldiers put at €100m to repair
EBRD Says Russian Occupation Has Thrown Decades Of International Cooperation Into Uncertainty
Chernobyl was occupied by Russian forces for five weeks before they withdrew on 31 March.
Russia’s military occupation of Chernobyl has “thrown into uncertainty” decades of international cooperation in helping make safe the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been at the forefront of remediation work at Chernobyl and is calling on international donors to help repair the damage resulting from Russia’s reckless actions.

The bank said the damage will cost at least €100m to repair. In a video posted online it said workers at Chernobyl are trying to count the cost of the “robbery and destruction Russian forces left behind them”.

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