Johnson’s office said the prime minister and Zelensky agreed that Russia must stop the attacks immediately.
(Photo: Getty Images)
London, Enerhodar According to his office, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to request an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council after the Russian attack on a Ukrainian nuclear power plant and the fire at the plant.
The prime minister’s office said he spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky early Friday morning. Johnson said Britain would raise the issue with Russia and close allies without delay.
Johnson’s office said the prime minister and Zelensky agreed that Russia must cease attacks immediately, allow emergency services full access to the nuclear facility and that a ceasefire is essential.
“The prime minister said the reckless actions of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin could now directly threaten the security of all of Europe,” the statement said. “He said (the UK) would do everything it can to ensure the situation does not deteriorate any further.”
Top jobs of the day
Find the best jobs now and
be notified by email.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said he had spoken to the Ukrainian President about the shelling of the nuclear power plant. “These unacceptable attacks by Russia must stop immediately,” Trudeau wrote on Twitter.
After a phone call with Zelensky, US President Joe Biden called on Russia to end its military activities in the area around the nuclear power plant. The Russian army must allow firefighters and rescue workers access to the site, Biden said.
After a phone call with Zelenskiy, US President Joe Biden also asked Russia to end its military activities in the area around the nuclear power plant.
(Photo: AP)
The fire in the building of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhia has been extinguished according to the authorities. There were no dead or injured, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on Twitter on Friday morning. Burned a training complex.
The fire broke out after the alleged advance of Russian troops on the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy spoke of targeted shelling of reactor blocks by Russian tanks. The Ukrainian civil defense announced that 44 rescue workers were deployed to extinguish the fire. The information cannot be independently verified.
More: Read the current developments in the Ukraine war in the live blog here