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Paris calls on Moscow to withdraw troops from the Zaporizhzhia power plant, amid renewed bombing

A Russian serviceman patrols Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station on May 1. A series of exchanges in recent weeks has made conditions at the plant more dangerous. AFP via Getty Images - ANDREY BORODULIN

France has voiced its concern by the serious threat posed by Russia to the safety and security of Ukrainian nuclear facilities, specifically the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Russia and Ukraine repeatedly accused each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear facility as the UN proposes a demilitarised zone around the site amid fears of a catastrophe.

In a statement released Thursday, the French Foreign Ministry said Russia must immediately withdraw its troops from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and return full control of the facility to Ukraine, the

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