The foreign ministers of the Group of 7 (G-7) countries on Wednesday warned that the Russian military occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant raised the risk of a dangerous nuclear accident.
The statement came after damage to the facility drew condemnation from international atomic officials.
In a joint statement, the G-7 foreign ministers demanded Russia hand back full control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, located in the southeast of the country along the Dnieper River, while also demanding Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
Shelling near the nuclear power plant in recent days damaged some of the facilities and injured a security guard, according to Ukrainian officials. It is unclear if the shelling came from Russian or from Ukrainian forces, who have been trying to push out the Russian military since it invaded the country in February.
The G-7 foreign ministers said Russia’s occupation of the nuclear plant endangers the region.
“We remain profoundly concerned by the serious threat that the seizure of Ukrainian nuclear facilities and other actions by Russian armed forces pose to the safety and security of these facilities, significantly raising the risk of a nuclear accident or incident and endangering the population of Ukraine, neighboring states and the international community,” the G-7 foreign ministers, representing, the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the European Union, wrote.
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