Greenpeace accuses Russia of ‘unprecedented escalation’ if it restarts Zaporizhzhia reactors

Vast nuclear power plant has been on the frontline of the war since its capture in March 2022

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Greenpeace has accused Russia of threatening Ukraine and the west with “an unprecedented escalation” if Moscow tries to restart reactors at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.

The pressure group’s warning comes a day after Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Authority, met Russian president Vladimir Putin in Sochi to discuss nuclear safety and the plant on the frontline of the Ukraine war.