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Greenpeace Calls for Immediate Action on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
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International organization Greenpeace Ukraine has called for the withdrawal of Russian personnel and military units from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) ahead of the August 15 summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.
Greenpeace Ukraine emphasized that the occupation of the nuclear facility poses a continuous threat to both Ukraine and Europe. The organization stressed that the return of ZNPP to Ukrainian control must be a priority.
“The emerging nuclear crisis in Ukraine is a unique threat in the history of nuclear power and the history of the IAEA. It is now time for the IAEA to act more decisively both in clear and unambiguous communications to the Russian government and in its action for the immediate deployment of the expanded mission to critical substation infrastructure,” said Shaun Burnie, nuclear expert of Greenpeace’s Kyiv office.
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In March, Russia’s Foreign Ministry declared that the occupied ZNPP is now a “Russian nuclear facility,” asserting that neither Ukraine nor any other nation would ever regain control over it.
The ministry emphasized that the plant’s integration into Russia’s nuclear sector was a “settled fact” and that the international community had no choice but to accept it.
In June, in a joint statement, 48 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) member states emphasized that any attempts to restart the reactors at the ZNPP can only take place once the facility is returned to Ukraine’s control.
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On August 6, the IAEA confirmed an incident in which Russian artillery fired multiple salvos near the plant, targeting spent nuclear fuel storage. This was reported by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and reiterated by Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
Since March 2022, ZNPP, the largest nuclear plant in Europe, has been under Russian occupation.
Previously, it was reported that US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday at 11:30 a.m. Alaska time (8:30 p.m. London) at a Cold War-era air force base in Anchorage for their first face-to-face talks since Trump returned to the White House.
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