Almost 100 States Support Ukraine's Resolution on Nuclear Safety in UN General Assembly

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the Safety and Security of Ukraine's Nuclear Facilities, including the Zaporizhzhya NPP, condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine and calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, including the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

This was reported in X by Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Serhii Kyslytsya.

Ninety-nine states voted in favour of the resolution, while nine voted against. This vote is a continuation of the discussions and decisions made at the first Peace Summit, where one of the key points was the first paragraph of the "Peace Formula" of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"It is important to name those 8 countries that are playing with nuclear safety and supporting Russia in its nuclear madness today: Belarus, Burundi, Cuba, Eritrea, North Korea, Mali, Nicaragua, Syria," Kyslytsia said.

The General Assembly resolution recalls that the Summit emphasised that any use of nuclear energy and nuclear facilities must be safe, secure, safeguarded and not harmful to the environment and that Ukraine's nuclear power plants and facilities, including ZNPP, must remain under Ukraine's full sovereign control in accordance with the IAEA principles.

After the Peace Summit, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the discussion on the three issues identified for discussion at the time - nuclear security, food security, and the return of captured and deported children - could result in "absolutely practical steps".