On the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the President of Lithuania called for sanctions against Rosatom
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda called on the international community to step up pressure on Russia and impose sanctions against the state-owned corporation Rosatom.
Nausėda announced this on social media platform X.
The statement came on the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. According to the Lithuanian leader, even decades later, the world continues to face nuclear risks.
“From Zaporizhzhia to Chernobyl and Astravets, Russia is using nuclear energy as a weapon—through occupation, attacks, and damage to nuclear facilities,” Nausėda emphasized.
He underscored the need for more decisive international action and warned that the world must not allow such disasters to happen again.
“More decisive international measures must be taken urgently. We must not allow history to repeat itself. Impose sanctions against Rosatom,” the Lithuanian president concluded.
The Chernobyl disaster became the gravest test for civilian nuclear energy, leaving a deep mark on the environment, medicine, and public consciousness.
April 26, 2026, marks exactly 40 years since the day when the explosion at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant changed the world forever. This date is not merely a remembrance of a man-made disaster, but an occasion to honor those who were the first to rush into the fire, water, and radioactive hell to stop the catastrophe.
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