The West's demands in the UN Security Council (UNSC) Russia should cede to them control of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) are tantamount to nuclear blackmail, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told a news briefing, APA reports citing TASS.
Without noticing it themselves, they spoke the language of an ultimatum. Here is a direct quote: 'Hand over control over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and then it will stop be shelled,'" Zakharova noted.