Fire At Ukraine Nuclear Plant: UK Says 'Reckless Actions' Of Putin Threaten Safety Of Europe, Biden Dials Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe."

On Left, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Getty) | On Right, An image grab from footage obtained from a livestream from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Authority on March 4 (AFP)

New Delhi: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of endangering all of Europe after reports of an attack by Russia on Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine came in.

According to a Downing Street statement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe."

#UPDATE British PM Johnson accuses Putin of endangering all of Europe, after invading Russian forces attack Ukrainian nuclear power plant.

"The Prime Minister said the reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe": Downing Street pic.twitter.com/faxuPu3A1s

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 4, 2022

The British PM said he would be seeking an emergency UN Security Council meeting and would raise this issue immediately with Russia and close partners.

"UK would do everything it could to ensure the situation didn't deteriorate further," UK Govt's statement further added.

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Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to receive an update on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and urged Russia to cease its military activities in the affected area and allow access to emergency responders.

Biden also spoke with the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the US Department of Energy and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to receive an update on the situation at the plant.

(With Agencies Inputs)