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"Deep concern" in the West about the situation of

in the war in

.

The UN has put pressure on Russia and Ukraine to avoid at all costs a nuclear disaster in the Ukrainian power plant of

, occupied by Russian forces and the object of recent attacks, while

and

have once again held each other responsible for the dangerous situation in the largest atomic plant in Europe.

"I call for an immediate halt to all military activities for the

in the vicinity of the plant and not to target its facilities or surroundings," United Nations Secretary-General

said in a statement .

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"Deep concern" about the situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

's permanent representative

to the United Nations Zhang Jun has expressed

activities

involving the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in

, saying there is a risk of a

worse than the one it happened at that time.

center

.

During the UN Security Council meeting, Zhang called for the IAEA to be allowed "as soon as possible" to inspect the plant by "removing existing obstacles" to the mission.

The Chinese diplomat warned that an incident in Europe's largest power plant would be a

that "would have more devastating consequences than Fukushima" and promised that Beijing "will always play a

."

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