On Friday, Putin said that Ukraine had shelled near the plant, which 'creates the danger of a large-scale catastrophe that could lead to radiation contamination of vast territories.' Russian Lawmaker Denounces 'Traitor' Daughter Opposing Putin, Ukraine War.Russian Missile May Have Been Aimed For Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine Says.Ukraine Slams 'Genocidal Language' by Russian Ambassador Pushing 'Final Solution'.The Russian troops hide ammunition and equipment right in the facilities of the plant,' Zelensky said. 'Under the cover of the plant, the occupiers are shelling nearby cities and communities. 'Russia does not stop its blackmail in and around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday night, who accused Moscow of 'provocative shelling.' The retired admiral said Turkey's president should make dealing with the nuclear power plant a priority as well.

He pointed to Turkey's previous success in negotiating an agreement to open up ports to ship agriculture products from Ukraine. Stavridis praised international efforts to address the situation at Zaporizhzhia. The Chernobyl disaster took place in Ukraine in 1986, and is one of the most significant nuclear accidents in history. In 1979, there was a partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, which remains the most significant incident at a commercial U.S. 'This one absolutely screams for international engagement.'

'Here's the bad news, we are,' Stavridis said. Russia is pushing the world to the 'edge' of a potential nuclear crisis, according to retired U.S. He added that Moscow aims to 'scare the Europeans' and 'frighten' the United States into feeling 'as though we're living on the edge of Three Mile Island or Chernobyl.'Ībove, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during the opening ceremony of the International Military Technical Forum on Monday near Moscow. Russia 'wants to pull the power grid of the Ukrainians down as much as possible,' Stavridis, the former commander of NATO's Allied Command Operations, said during an interview on MSNBC. Ukraine blamed Russia for the 'provocations,' saying that Moscow's actions could lead to 'catastrophe.' Meanwhile, Russia has blamed the blasts on Ukrainian shelling, and both nations have accused each other of planning so-called 'false flag' operations in a bid to blame a nuclear disaster on the other country. In recent weeks, nuclear experts and analysts have raised alarms as explosions have rocked the plant. The Ukrainian nuclear facility has been under Russian control since March, shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the internationally condemned invasion of the Eastern European country on February 24.

Navy Admiral James Stavridis said Friday that Russia is pushing the world to the 'edge' of a potential nuclear crisis with its ongoing occupation of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia.

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