Russian forces trying to seize Chernobyl nuclear plant: Ukrainian President
He also said he is in touch with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, Karl Nehammer, the Chancellor of Austria, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, to form “an anti-Putin coalition”.
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said that Russian “occupation forces” are trying to seize the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat in the north of Ukraine, and termed it a “declaration of war against the whole of Europe”.
He also said he is in touch with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, Karl Nehammer, the Chancellor of Austria, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, to form “an anti-Putin coalition”.
In tweets, he posted:
“Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated. Reported this to @SwedishPM (Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson).
“This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.”
“We are creating an anti-Putin coalition. I spoke with @vonderleyen (Ursula von der Leyen), @EmmanuelMacron, @karlnehammer and @RTErdogan about concrete sanctions and concrete assistance for our military. We are waiting for decisive action.”
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR, which is considered the worst such disaster in history.
Earlier, Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv has severed diplomatic ties with Moscow, and urged Russians “who have not yet lost their conscience” to protest against the war with his country.
In tweets, he also compared Russia’s military offensive in Donbas early this morning to the “treacherous” attack by Nazi Germany in his country during World War 2.
