Fri 12 August 2022:
Former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev has issued a veiled threat to Ukraine’s Western allies, who have accused Moscow of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, saying “accidents can happen at European nuclear plants too”.
Ukraine has accused Russia of firing at Ukrainian towns from the site in the knowledge that Ukrainian forces could not risk returning fire. It says Moscow has shelled the plant and surrounding areas itself while blaming Ukraine. Russia says it is Ukraine that has shelled the plant.
“They [Kyiv and its allies] say it’s Russia. That’s obviously 100 percent nonsense, even for the stupid Russophobic public,” Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said in a Telegram post.
“They say it happens purely by chance, like ‘We didn’t mean to,’” he added. “What can I say? Let’s not forget that the European Union also has nuclear power plants. And accidents can happen there, too.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned the shelling of the Zaporizhzhia complex could cause a nuclear disaster but has been unable to arrange the conditions for an inspection.
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