03:17Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov accused Ukraine of 'fuelling the nuclear danger' at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) during the ongoing incursion, in a briefing with journalists in Moscow on Wednesday.
"[IAEA head Rafael] Grossi saw the results of the drone strikes on the station, assessed the threat that those strikes may have posed and the potential threat that is ongoing. The IAEA understandably says it doesn't have the authority to declare the perpetrators of these strikes, but it's so obvious here. There's no question about it, of course. The guilt of the Ukrainian side in fuelling the nuclear danger is more than obvious," Peskov claimed.
On Tuesday, an IAEA delegation led by Rafael Grossi arrived in Kurchatov to inspect Kursk NPP, due to what he said were 'concerns about the security and the safety' of the facility. Following the visit, Grossi also spoke of the risks of a 'nuclear accident' due to existing military activity near Kursk NPP.
Ukraine did not comment on Grossi’s statements. Kiev's forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'Ukraine's guilt is obvious' - Peskov says Kiev 'fuelling nuclear danger' after IAEA visit to Kursk NPP
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov accused Ukraine of 'fuelling the nuclear danger' at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) during the ongoing incursion, in a briefing with journalists in Moscow on Wednesday.
"[IAEA head Rafael] Grossi saw the results of the drone strikes on the station, assessed the threat that those strikes may have posed and the potential threat that is ongoing. The IAEA understandably says it doesn't have the authority to declare the perpetrators of these strikes, but it's so obvious here. There's no question about it, of course. The guilt of the Ukrainian side in fuelling the nuclear danger is more than obvious," Peskov claimed.
On Tuesday, an IAEA delegation led by Rafael Grossi arrived in Kurchatov to inspect Kursk NPP, due to what he said were 'concerns about the security and the safety' of the facility. Following the visit, Grossi also spoke of the risks of a 'nuclear accident' due to existing military activity near Kursk NPP.
Ukraine did not comment on Grossi’s statements. Kiev's forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov accused Ukraine of 'fuelling the nuclear danger' at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) during the ongoing incursion, in a briefing with journalists in Moscow on Wednesday.
"[IAEA head Rafael] Grossi saw the results of the drone strikes on the station, assessed the threat that those strikes may have posed and the potential threat that is ongoing. The IAEA understandably says it doesn't have the authority to declare the perpetrators of these strikes, but it's so obvious here. There's no question about it, of course. The guilt of the Ukrainian side in fuelling the nuclear danger is more than obvious," Peskov claimed.
On Tuesday, an IAEA delegation led by Rafael Grossi arrived in Kurchatov to inspect Kursk NPP, due to what he said were 'concerns about the security and the safety' of the facility. Following the visit, Grossi also spoke of the risks of a 'nuclear accident' due to existing military activity near Kursk NPP.
Ukraine did not comment on Grossi’s statements. Kiev's forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.