– Putin Warns Macron “Large-Scale Catastrophe” Looms At Ukraine Nuclear Plant:
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a phone call Friday where the focus was ensuring the avoidance of disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. For weeks the site has emerged as the single most concerning hotspot in the conflict, given the possibility of nuclear accident.
Over the past week tit-for-tat accusations between Russian and Ukrainian forces have intensified amid warnings of “another Chernobyl” if the standoff doesn’t deescalate. Russia, which has about 500 of its troops occupying the nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has blamed Ukrainian forces for repeat shelling of the sensitive facility.
Putin in Friday’s call warned Macron about the potential for “large-scale catastrophe” at the plant, blaming Kiev for the continued shelling and the deterioration of safe operations.
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