Ukrainian MFA calls to recognise Russia as a terrorist state for preparing a terrorist attack at Zaporizhzhia NPP

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called for Russia to be recognised as a terrorist state for preparing a terrorist attack at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP and to be held politically, economically, and legally responsible for all its crimes and illegal actions.

The statement was published on the Ministry's website.

The Ministry stressed that the scale of challenges and threats facing the global nuclear safety regime as a result of Russia's war against Ukraine is extremely high and requires "joint and robust international efforts" to avert a nuclear disaster. 

"As a terrorist state, Russia has violated all fundamental principles of international nuclear security law and the vast majority of its own treaty obligations, but was not made to face just consequences for its crimes," the Foreign Ministry wrote.

The Ministry called on the international community, in particular the Group of Seven and the EU, to take urgent measures to prevent a nuclear catastrophe and impose tougher sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry and the military-industrial complex.

The Foreign Ministry also expects an objective assessment of Russia's criminal actions by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

It will be recalled that on June 22, after a report by Ukraine's Intelligence and Security Service, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia was considering a scenario of a terrorist attack with a radiation release at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.