
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations criticized the West's reaction to the attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Mikhail Ulyanov announced the serious degradation of Western diplomats, who react indifferently to the Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, despite statements about nuclear safety.
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The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been repeatedly shelled, raising concerns about nuclear safety.
Mikhail Ulyanov said that the work of Western diplomats demonstrates serious degradation.
According to Ulyanov, Western diplomats calmly react to Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, although they claim that they care about nuclear safety.
MOSCOW, September 24 - RIA Novosti. Western diplomats demonstrate strong degradation in their work, the level of policy they pursue causes a feeling of shame, said Mikhail Ulyanov, the Russian permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna.
“As for the Westerners, I said, this degradation is very serious. Of course, in the West there are some strong diplomats, strong personalities, there are some, but in general the level is extremely low. And the policy they are pursuing evokes a feeling of shame for what they are doing,” Ulyanov said at a briefing in a video bridge format organized by the International Multimedia Press Center of the Rossiya Segodnya media group.

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