Russia blocks final draft of nuclear disarmament treaty at UN

The latest draft text had expressed 'grave concern' over military activities around Ukrainian power plants, including Zaporizhzhia, as well as over Ukraine's loss of control of such sites and the negative effect on safety [File: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]

Russia has blocked the adoption of a joint declaration on the United Nations’ nuclear disarmament treaty, which criticised Moscow’s military takeover of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine.

Igor Vishnevetsky, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department, said the final draft, which was more than 30 pages long, lacked “balance”.