Ukraine / IAEA Calls On Russia To Withdraw From Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Station

Strongly worded resolution cites Moscow’s ‘persistent violent actions’ against facilities
IAEA Calls On Russia To Withdraw From Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Station
The resolution appeals to Russia to return control of the power station to Ukrainian authorities.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation board of governors has passed a resolution calling on Russia to immediately end its occupation of the six-unit Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, where shelling of the facility and nearby areas in recent weeks heightened fears of a nuclear accident.

Poland and Canada proposed the resolution on behalf of Ukraine, which is not a member of the IAEA’s top decision-making body. It passed with 26 votes. Russia and China voted against it while seven Asian and African countries abstained.

The document adopted a markedly harsher tone than previous statements by officials from the Vienna-based IAEA, who largely limited themselves to calling for a “security zone” around Europe’s largest nuclear station.

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