NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenbergconsidered that it was necessary to urgently examine it International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the site where the nuclear power plant is located Zaporozhye in Ukrainewhich is under the control of the Russians and around which fights and conflicts are multiplying.

The station, the largest in Europe, was occupied in early March by Russian troops. From 5th of AugustKyiv and Moscow blame each other for the explosions – in one case, the shells fell near the building of the storage of radioactive materials, and in the other, the shelling caused the automatic shutdown of the reactor.

The occupation of the site by Russian soldiers “poses a serious threat to its security and increases the risk of an accident or a nuclear incident (…) It is urgent to allow an IAEA inspection and ensure the withdrawal of all Russian forces from the site,” Stoltenberg said during a press conference in Brussels with the President of Serbia. Alexander Vucic.

Russian control over Zaporizhzhya “endangers the population of Ukraine, neighboring countries, as well as the international community,” Jens Stoltenberg insisted.

Recent strikes on the station, raising fears of a nuclear holocaust, prompted a meeting last week. United Nations Security Council and Secretary General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossicalled for a mission to the site “without delay” to inspect the facilities.

Russia has accused UN agencies of obstructing the IAEA’s mission. Ukraine, for its part, opposed it, believing it would legitimize the Russian occupation of the facilities in the eyes of the international community.