> LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine’s Western allies who have accused Russia of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces around the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia power station.
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> Ukraine has accused Russia of firing at Ukrainian towns from the site in the knowledge that Ukrainian forces could not risk returning fire. It says Moscow has shelled the area itself while blaming Ukraine.
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> Russia says it is Ukraine that has shelled the plant.
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> “They [Kyiv and its allies] say it’s Russia. That’s obviously 100% nonsense, even for the stupid Russophobic public,” Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, wrote on his Telegram channel.
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> “They say it happens purely by chance, like ‘We didn’t mean to’,” he added. “What can I say? Let’s not forget that the European Union also has nuclear power plants. And accidents can happen there, too.”
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> The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency has said the shelling of Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, could cause a nuclear disaster, but has been unable to arrange the conditions for an inspection.
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> Kyiv and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have called for the area to be demilitarised, and the Group of Seven major economies have urged Russia to return it to Ukraine.
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> But senior Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky, chair of the lower house’s foreign affairs committee, said the idea of returning the plant to the control of Ukrainians was “a “mockery from the point of view of ensuring safety”.
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> “And all the statements of the G7 foreign ministers in support of their demands are nothing but ‘sponsorship of nuclear terrorism’,” he added on his Telegram channel.
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> Russia seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in March after invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, but the site is still being operated by its Ukrainian staff.
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> Kyiv said the complex had been struck five times on Thursday, including near where radioactive materials are stored. Russian-appointed officials said Ukraine had shelled the plant twice, disrupting a shift change, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency said.
Nice nuclear plant you’ve got there. Be a shame if anything were to.. happen to it..
dmitry “al capone” medvedev
thats an open nucular threat, isnt it?
All he needs now is a fedora and a thomson model 1921. Then he would look the part too while making that statement.
RUSSIAN GO HOME
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“**Russian ex-president Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine’s western allies who accused Russia of threatening a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces and shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant**.”
Medvedev on his Telegram channel said “**The West says Russia is to blame, that is nonsense, even for the stupid Russophobes, remember that the EU also has nuclear power plants, accident can happen there as well**”
The UN has warned that **the shelling of Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, could cause a nuclear disaster and is calling for a ceasefire in the area but has been unable to set the conditions for an inspection on the state of the power plant**.
**Senior russian lawmaker Slutsky has publicly rejected the calls for an inspection in the area where shellings are happening** and said “the idea of returning the plant to the control of Ukrainians is a mockery from the point of view of ensuring safety, all the statements of the G7 foreign ministers who support of Ukrainian demands are just ‘sponsorship of nuclear terrorism’.”
Thoughts and opinions are welcome, Russia is playing with fire and once again, after the fights near Chernobyl in March, they again attack a nuclear power plant area.
of course. just like tragic car accidents, or unfortunate falls from a balcony.
Medvedev was just a puppet president Putin installed to keep himself in power and out of prison. We all know what they mean when a Russian politician talks about accidents…
Cretin! This clown is just trying to mimic Zhirinovsky. Such a pathetic pos.
Brave words for someone living in a country where a foreign agent may, for example, blow up your subway. Thanks to corruption, the only limit is money and imagination
Russia should be glad that the rest of Europe is not like them because even in terrorizing Europe would be more effective than Russians
degenerate alcoholic seat warmer is trying to stay relevant among the orcs.
He also said putin/russia want to build an empire that reaches portugal.
Medvedev is trying so hard to be “plus royaliste que le roi” in an effort to stay relevant and it’s fucking pathetic.
Just playing on the emotional responses to nuclear energy. This goon is all too aware that nuclear power can make lots of European countries independent of Russian energy. In other words free them from the power instruments of the Kremlin.
We must build more nuclear plants pronto, this statement is RU leadership clearly admitting it’s the best choice.
Oh, sock it Dmitri
Every time they say INSANE shit like this we should give Ukraine a cruise missile.
Yes, and some poorly stored nerve gas can get out of its canisters and wipe out a few hundred thousand people in St Petersburg, Mr Medvedev.
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> LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine’s Western allies who have accused Russia of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces around the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia power station.
>
> Ukraine has accused Russia of firing at Ukrainian towns from the site in the knowledge that Ukrainian forces could not risk returning fire. It says Moscow has shelled the area itself while blaming Ukraine.
>
> Russia says it is Ukraine that has shelled the plant.
>
> “They [Kyiv and its allies] say it’s Russia. That’s obviously 100% nonsense, even for the stupid Russophobic public,” Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, wrote on his Telegram channel.
>
> “They say it happens purely by chance, like ‘We didn’t mean to’,” he added. “What can I say? Let’s not forget that the European Union also has nuclear power plants. And accidents can happen there, too.”
>
> The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency has said the shelling of Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, could cause a nuclear disaster, but has been unable to arrange the conditions for an inspection.
>
> Kyiv and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have called for the area to be demilitarised, and the Group of Seven major economies have urged Russia to return it to Ukraine.
>
> But senior Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky, chair of the lower house’s foreign affairs committee, said the idea of returning the plant to the control of Ukrainians was “a “mockery from the point of view of ensuring safety”.
>
> “And all the statements of the G7 foreign ministers in support of their demands are nothing but ‘sponsorship of nuclear terrorism’,” he added on his Telegram channel.
>
> Russia seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in March after invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, but the site is still being operated by its Ukrainian staff.
>
> Kyiv said the complex had been struck five times on Thursday, including near where radioactive materials are stored. Russian-appointed officials said Ukraine had shelled the plant twice, disrupting a shift change, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency said.
Nice nuclear plant you’ve got there. Be a shame if anything were to.. happen to it..
dmitry “al capone” medvedev
thats an open nucular threat, isnt it?
All he needs now is a fedora and a thomson model 1921. Then he would look the part too while making that statement.
RUSSIAN GO HOME
From the article, read before commenting
“**Russian ex-president Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine’s western allies who accused Russia of threatening a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces and shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant**.”
Medvedev on his Telegram channel said “**The West says Russia is to blame, that is nonsense, even for the stupid Russophobes, remember that the EU also has nuclear power plants, accident can happen there as well**”
The UN has warned that **the shelling of Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, could cause a nuclear disaster and is calling for a ceasefire in the area but has been unable to set the conditions for an inspection on the state of the power plant**.
**Senior russian lawmaker Slutsky has publicly rejected the calls for an inspection in the area where shellings are happening** and said “the idea of returning the plant to the control of Ukrainians is a mockery from the point of view of ensuring safety, all the statements of the G7 foreign ministers who support of Ukrainian demands are just ‘sponsorship of nuclear terrorism’.”
Thoughts and opinions are welcome, Russia is playing with fire and once again, after the fights near Chernobyl in March, they again attack a nuclear power plant area.
The Putinists are not amused with the renewed nuclear power [renaissance](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/netherlands-nuclear-energy_n_62aba4d2e4b04a61735a273a) in Europe. They will help fearmongers generate headlines about how “unsafe” it is.
of course. just like tragic car accidents, or unfortunate falls from a balcony.
Medvedev was just a puppet president Putin installed to keep himself in power and out of prison. We all know what they mean when a Russian politician talks about accidents…
Cretin! This clown is just trying to mimic Zhirinovsky. Such a pathetic pos.
Brave words for someone living in a country where a foreign agent may, for example, blow up your subway. Thanks to corruption, the only limit is money and imagination
Russia should be glad that the rest of Europe is not like them because even in terrorizing Europe would be more effective than Russians
degenerate alcoholic seat warmer is trying to stay relevant among the orcs.
He also said putin/russia want to build an empire that reaches portugal.
Medvedev is trying so hard to be “plus royaliste que le roi” in an effort to stay relevant and it’s fucking pathetic.
Just playing on the emotional responses to nuclear energy. This goon is all too aware that nuclear power can make lots of European countries independent of Russian energy. In other words free them from the power instruments of the Kremlin.
We must build more nuclear plants pronto, this statement is RU leadership clearly admitting it’s the best choice.
Oh, sock it Dmitri
Every time they say INSANE shit like this we should give Ukraine a cruise missile.
Yes, and some poorly stored nerve gas can get out of its canisters and wipe out a few hundred thousand people in St Petersburg, Mr Medvedev.