Russia doesn’t acknowledge radiological risk at Ukraine nuclear power plant, U.S. says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – America mentioned on Sunday that Russia didn’t wish to acknowledge the grave radiological danger on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Energy Plant in Ukraine, including that was the explanation it blocked a nuclear non-proliferation treaty deal’s remaining draft.

“The Russian Federation alone determined to dam consensus on a remaining doc on the conclusion of the Tenth Overview Convention of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Russia did so with the intention to block language that merely acknowledged the grave radiological danger on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Energy Plant in Ukraine,” the U.S. State Division mentioned in an announcement.

The assertion comes after Russia blocked an settlement on Friday on the ultimate draft of a overview of the UN treaty thought-about the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament over criticism of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Modifying by Lisa Shumaker)