Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. /
Biden, Johnson, Macron and Scholz support the next IAEA visit to “ensure security” at the plant
The situation around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant worries Western leaders due to a nuclear risk “ten times” higher than the Chernobyl catastrophe, as Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba warned a week ago. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the French, Emmanuel Macron, and German, Olaf Scholz, leaders have held a simultaneous conversation this Sunday in which they have demanded “military containment” at the plant .
“Military operations must be avoided near the plant,” the White House said in a statement, before insisting on “the importance of a visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as soon as possible to determine the state of the plant.” of security systems. In this sense, the four leaders have applauded the talks for the arrival, as soon as possible, of a mission from the UN nuclear agency to the Zaporizhia plant, where they want to “guarantee security”. The date of the IAEA visit is yet to be determined. On Friday, Russia agreed to allow experts to inspect the facilities.
Western leaders have used the occasion to reiterate their commitment to Ukraine during an invasion that is three days away from six months. On the other hand, they have also discussed “other shared priorities,” such as the Iranian nuclear program.