Ukraine, Russia blame each other for Zaporizhzhia nuclear strike

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Ukraine, Russia blame each other for Zaporizhzhia nuclear strike

Ukraine and Russia continue to blame each other for the strikes against the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Russian forces that seized the nuclear power plant say they want a temporary ceasefire. The countries of the European Union, Turkey, Georgia and countries from more distant regions are affected by any radiation incident at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The ministry said on Monday that if Russia's actions cause a catastrophe, the consequences may also hit those who remain silent, and that Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu called for new tougher sanctions against Russia and not to yield to nuclear blackmail Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who held a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss conditions for the safe functioning of Ukraine s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Moscow would do what it needed to allow IAEA specialists to enter the facility. In close contact with the IAEA, the UN Secretary-General stated that the UN Secretariat in Ukraine has the logistics and security capacity to support any IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from Kyiv, if both Ukrainian and Russian authorities agree. Three of the five foreigners fighting for Ukraine's captured fighting could be sentenced to death, according to world news agencies.