Remarks by Mikhail Kondratenkov, Member of the Delegation of the Russian Federation at the 10th NPT Review Conference, Main Committee III, New York, 8 August 2022
9 August 2022 11:01
1647-09-08-2022
Unofficial translation
The Russian Federation has asked to take the floor to exercise the right of reply to address repeated allegations about the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP.
The Kiev regime continues to threaten the security and safety of the Zaporozhye NPP, its infrastructure and personnel, creating the prerequisites for a large-scale technogenic catastrophe. We consider the actions of the Ukrainian side to be an act of nuclear terrorism. Only thanks to the skillful and prompt actions of the NPP employees, as well as the Russian forces providing comprehensive protection of the facility, a major disaster did not happen.
In the event of an accident at the ZNPP, the population of the Kiev, Zaporozhye, Kharkov, Poltava, Kherson, Odessa, Nikolaev, Kirovograd, Vinnitsa regions, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the border regions of Russia and Belarus, and also of Moldova, Bulgaria and Romania, would be exposed to radiation (over 5,300 square km, the length is about 420 km). The situation may seriously worsen due to unfavorable weather conditions and the South Ukraine nuclear power plant and the nuclear fuel storage facility at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as water arteries, entering the zone of possible contamination. The coasts of Abkhazia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania and Turkey also can be affected.
We are convinced that all of these actions by Kiev would not have been possible without the support of its Western curators. It is telling that Western governments continue to jeopardize the security of their citizens in order to encourage provocations from the Ukraine.
We note the statement of the UN Secretary-General on 8 August that "any attack on a nuclear power plant is suicidal". He emphatically expressed the hope that these attacks will be stopped. In his turn, IAEA Director General emphasized his concern over the missile strike on the largest European nuclear power plant, pointing out the real risk of a nuclear catastrophe that could endanger people and the environment in Ukraine and beyond.
Once again, we call on the UN and the IAEA, as well as countries that have influence over the Kiev regime, to do everything possible to immediately stop the shelling of the ZNPP by the Ukrainian side before it leads to devastating consequences for all mankind.
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