UN, October 24. /TASS/. The West’s patronage has deprived the Ukrainian regime’s mindset of criticism on the issue of nuclear safety and the Zaporozhye nuclear power station, Alexander Repkin, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said.

"Unconditional protectionism from the West has normalized the absence of any critical line in Kiev’s mindset. External patronage is driving the Ukrainian regime deeper into the illusion of complete permissiveness. It is obvious that this cannot continue — the risks to nuclear safety and people’s lives have become critical. We call on the international community to stop ignoring Ukraine’s irresponsible actions and to unconditionally condemn any attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities," he told the UN General Assembly.

"The lack of a responsible approach on the part of individual countries is leading to a threatening situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and its satellite city Energodar."

He added that this summer attacks on the city’s and the plant’s infrastructure have become almost daily. "This is not just about creating threats to the nuclear safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, but also about Kiev’s targeted campaign to eliminate the plant’s staff, their family members, and local residents," he said.