Slovakia plans to heighten its vigilance and regularly measure radiation levels at its border with Ukraine, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said at a briefing for Slovak media at the United Nations in New York.
These statements follow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statements about Russia’s intentions to attack nuclear power plants.
According to Aktuality, the Slovak President said, “The authorities of the Slovak Republic must now increase their vigilance and be prepared to regularly measure radiation levels at the Slovak-Ukrainian border.”
Zelensky had warned that Russia was attempting to attack three Ukrainian nuclear power plants and potentially cause a nuclear catastrophe. Pellegrini cautioned that such an attack could lead to a tragedy similar to Chernobyl, with radioactive fallout potentially reaching Ukraine’s neighbors.
The Slovak president emphasized his country’s readiness to take necessary measures independently, citing Slovakia’s experience and technological capabilities as a nation with nuclear facilities.
“As a country with nuclear facilities, we have the experience and technological base not to depend on information from abroad, which can be masked in various ways,” Pellegrini noted.
He called for maximum international pressure on Russia to refrain from such dangerous actions. “As an international community, we must exert maximum pressure on Russia to refrain from such dangerous actions,” Pellegrini added.
In his address to the UN General Assembly, Zelenskyy also declared that Ukraine would never accept an externally imposed ceasefire agreement with Russia. He urged the international community to pressure Russia and prevent it from shelling that could threaten Ukraine’s nuclear energy sector.
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