Russia is not planning on pulling out its troops out from the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated in response to a journalist's question about whether Moscow would honor such a request from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), APA reports citing Sputnik news.
Peskov further stated that in the context of the situation at the ZNPP, the key issue right now is to stop its shelling by Ukrainian troops.
The Kremlin spokesman added that Moscow calls on all countries which exert influence on Kiev to force it to stop the shelling of the nuclear plant.
The ZNPP has been under constant shelling by Ukrainian troops for around two months despite the Kremlin's repeated warnings that any bombing might disrupt the plant's functioning and lead to a nuclear disaster. Due to constant threats and occasional destruction of power lines, including the ones that power the ZNPP's equipment and safety mechanisms, all of the plant's reactors have been stopped.
The nearby territories, such as the city of Energodar which is controlled by the Russian military, are currently being powered from the Russian power grid due to the halting of the ZNPP reactors and Kiev's destruction of the local power lines.
Ukraine justifies the shelling by claiming that Russia deployed heavy weaponry at the station. Moscow vehemently denies these claims and insists that Kiev is engaged in the nuclear blackmail of Europe to force it to send more weapons to Ukraine.
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