KYIV. UkraineGate . August .2022 l Political News .
Russia is trying to act proactively and impose its version of events at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. It was for this purpose that the UN Security Council convened. It is also a “performance” for an internal audience.
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“I think that Russia is trying to act proactively and impose its version of events, understanding the world’s attention on the topic of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Thus, she is trying to accuse Ukraine of shelling the station and wants Ukraine to be recognized as a country sponsor of terrorism, realizing that this issue is being raised in relation to Russia. In addition, Russian statements about the alleged non-involvement of Russians in the shelling of the nuclear power plant are also designed for domestic audiences. And with the initiatives that sounded, in particular, from Ukraine regarding the demilitarization of ZNPP, they do not agree for nothing. They use the nuclear power plant for their own purposes. First, to blackmail the world with a nuclear threat. After all, this applies not only to Ukraine, but to the whole world. Secondly, the control of Zaporizhzhia NPP is also carried out with the aim of economic pressure on Ukraine. So that our enterprises cannot fully use the resources of the power plant,” says Yakhno.
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The political scientist notes that western statements that are ahead of the curve about the inadmissibility of Russia’s stay on the territory of ZNPP directly indicate that no one believes in the Russian version of events.
“But I think it’s impossible to really solve this problem at the moment. After all, the Russians do not intend to leave. Why should they lose the bridgehead for blackmail? Because it is unlikely that they are going to arrange an explosion there, because these are risks for Russia itself. However, there is also a risk that if they are forced to leave now, they may commit some kind of provocation. This option is perceived by the world with caution,” the political scientist adds.
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Russia itself requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
At this, Russia at the UN opposed the demilitarization of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
Source: Ukrgate