Forty-two countries, including Romania, in a joint statement demanded that Russia withdraw its troops and unauthorized personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and its surroundings, eeas.europa.eu and news.ro reported.

“The presence of Russian military forces at the Zaporizhia NPP prevents the operator and the Ukrainian authorities from fulfilling their safety obligations regarding the nuclear situation and radiation in accordance with international conventions and IAEA safety standards. We call on the Russian Federation to immediately withdraw its military forces and unauthorized personnel from the Zaporizhzhia NPP, its surroundings and throughout Ukraine, so that the operator and the Ukrainian authorities can continue to perform their duties, and legitimate personnel can perform their duties without outside interference. , threats or conditions of unacceptably difficult work,” the press release states.

“We strongly condemn Russia’s use of disinformation to try to justify its illegal actions in Ukraine. The international community will hold Russia accountable for its aggression,” said 42 countries.

The signatories of the communique are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg , Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Great Britain and the USA, as well as the European Union.