Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the UN General Assembly adopting Ukrainian draft resolution “Safety and security of nuclear facilities of Ukraine, including the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant“

On July 11, the UN General Assembly reviewed Ukraine’s draft resolution “Safety and security of nuclear facilities of Ukraine, including the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant.”

Ninety-nine countries, mostly members of the collective West which strictly adhere to the bloc discipline, as well as their closest associates, supported the adoption of the text. Western delegations were conspicuously reluctant to take the floor in order to discuss the motives for voting.

This outcome was among the worst for the Kiev regime and its sponsors from the UN General Assembly since the beginning of the special military operation. Importantly, the document was drafted in a non-transparent, hasty and erratic manner. They flatly refused to consider the proposals put forward by a large number of delegations seeking to make comprehensive adjustments to the draft resolution in order to depoliticise it. Many of our colleagues complained that they had been informed about the voting on short notice and did not have a chance to exchange insights with their respective capitals, blaming the draft compilers for using unscrupulous practices.

The true purpose of this move, which is to “bless” and legitimise the outcomes of the recently held pseudo-peaceful and pseudo-global get-together in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, where the Kiev regime failed to cobble up a broad-based international coalition, can be clearly seen behind the plausible front of ensuring nuclear security and the physical safety of nuclear facilities.

Sensitive issues like that ought to be discussed at specialised venues that possess the necessary expertise. In this particular case, we are talking about the IAEA with its sector-specific discussions currently underway. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi formulated five points to ensure the Zaporozhskaya NPP safety. Kiev persistently violates the most important point which talks about the unacceptability of attacking the plant. The Russian side regularly sends the relevant evidence to the UN Security Council, the IAEA Secretariat, and other international entities. Rafael Grossi himself constantly turns the spotlight on threats to the ZNPP during his briefings at the UN Security Council.

Clearly, the lack of understanding and support on the part of the IAEA prompted the Ukrainians and their like-minded associates to submit a patently biased document to the UN General Assembly. The resolution includes a set of impractical political demands on Russia, which migrate between UNGA documents. A right-minded person knows that if the Kiev regime was genuinely interested in keeping the nuclear facilities safe, it would have stopped the irresponsible shelling of ZNPP and the adjacent town of Energodar which is home to the plant’s employees and their families.

In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that Russia stands ready to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of nuclear sites, including the ZNPP and other plants located within our borders. We call on the Zelensky regime and its Western mentors to come to their senses and to stop acting irresponsibly pushing humanity towards a disaster of planetary proportions.