Russia called the drone attack on Chernobyl a provocation

Published at: 14/02/2025 05:27 PM

The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, this Friday, February 14, stated that the drone attack recorded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which she described as a provocation perpetrated by the Kiev regime for Vladimir Zelensky to obtain arguments at the Munich Security Conference, reported the Russia Today portal.

“There is no doubt that Zelensky would not have come to the Munich Conference empty-handed,” the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said at a press conference. “The hands of the Kiev regime are not only covered with blood, but they must be occupied all the time with some kind of rattle that distracts the attention of participants in international conferences,” he added.

In this regard, Zakharova indicated that this is a common tactic that Ukraine uses on the occasion of international forums.

The diplomat recalled that former Ukrainian President Piotr Poroshenko, sanctioned by Zelensky, arrived in 2015 at the World Economic Forum in Davos with a piece of bus, stating that the vehicle had been shot by Russian forces in Donbass, when, in fact, it exploded by a Ukrainian mine.

Zakharova also mentioned another episode starring Poroshenko, when that same year she showed a “range” of Russian passports at the Munich Conference, which, according to him, belonged to soldiers detained on Ukrainian territory. “Now Zelensky is here. Except that he no longer travels with artifacts, but the stakes have risen, although, in reality, I would say that he has hit rock bottom,” said the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. “He is now traveling with performances backed by provocations,” he concluded.

“Does anyone seriously doubt that this is not a planned provocation by the Kiev regime? Well, there's no doubt about it,” said the Russian top diplomat.

He also explained that Ukraine uses this plan every time it needs to pressure the West to receive another batch of weapons and, first of all, money, to publicly attract the attention of the world community and give Western media the opportunity to carry out anti-Russian information campaigns.

In this context, he pointed out that the worst thing about this type of provocation lies in their danger. “But is there anything that prevents the Kiev regime from carrying out such terrorist acts? They carry them out constantly, regularly,” he denounced, recalling that this Wednesday Kiev used unmanned aerial attack vehicles and artillery to interrupt the rotation of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the Zaporozhie nuclear power plant.

According to Zakharova, the Kiev regime's attacks on nuclear facilities and their use as an element of blackmail in the international arena are exactly what should be a topic of discussion at the Munich Conference, since it is dedicated to security issues in Europe.

Previously, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that a drone hit the protective structure, called the New Safe Sarcophagus (NSS), of the nuclear power plant's reactor, causing a fire at the site.

The impact came amid repeated attacks by the Kiev regime against the surroundings of the Zaporozhie plant. On Thursday the 13th, the Russian Defense Ministry released images confirming the use by Ukrainian troops of unmanned aerial attack vehicles and artillery to interrupt the rotation of IAEA experts at the Zaporozhie nuclear power plant.

In early January, Moscow also reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack the same plant and the city of Energodar. A situation that Grossi condemned “with the greatest firmness” and said that “attacking a nuclear power plant is unacceptable”

It's too early to discuss specific details about possible negotiations with Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday, according to the Xinhua news agency.

“We are saying that supplies (for Ukraine) must stop, since the continuation of the conflict is linked to current supplies,” Zakharova said during her weekly press conference.

He stressed that the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine should not be linked to the beginning of the negotiation process and that the cessation of the supply of weapons should not be considered a condition that encourages or “stimulates” possible talks.

Zakharova added that it's simply too early to talk about a specific negotiation process.

Until recently, some had forbidden themselves to hold negotiations, while others insisted that everything must be resolved on the battlefield, adding that Moscow will make the necessary comments when there is an appropriate reason to do so.

Mazo News Team