{"id":1357720,"date":"2022-03-03T18:18:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T23:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1357720"},"modified":"2022-03-03T23:22:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T04:22:38","slug":"biden-responds-to-russian-attack-on-ukrainian-nuclear-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-responds-to-russian-attack-on-ukrainian-nuclear-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Responds To Russian Attack On Ukrainian Nuclear Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-responds-to-russian-attack-on-ukrainian-nuclear-plant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1357720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1238865436.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>President Joe Biden responded to the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, which Ukrainian officials claim could lead to a disaster \u201c10 times larger than Chernobyl.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/03\/readout-of-president-bidens-calls-with-president-zelenskyy-of-ukraine-and-nnsa-administrator-hruby\/\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span> from the White House, President Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday evening to receive an update on the fire at the facility. Biden joined Zelensky in \u201curging Russia to cease its military activities in the area and allow firefighters and emergency responders to access the site.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden also \u201cspoke this evening with Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the U.S. Department of Energy and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Jill Hruby to receive an update on the situation at the plant,\u201d according to the statement. The president will continue to be briefed regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/10-times-larger-than-chernobyl-fire-breaks-out-at-ukrainian-nuclear-plant\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> that the \u201cRussian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP\u201d \u2014 the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. \u201cFire has already broke out. If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Russian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Fire has already broke out. If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DmytroKuleba\/status\/1499543775240196099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also said on social media that they are \u201caware of reports of shelling\u201d at Zaporizhzhia and are \u201cin contact with Ukrainian authorities\u201d about the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>: IAEA is aware of reports of shelling at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zaporizhzhia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zaporizhzhia<\/a> Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), in contact with Ukrainian authorities about situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IAEA \u2013 International Atomic Energy Agency (@iaeaorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iaeaorg\/status\/1499552874719850549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The shelling of the nuclear plant follows failed talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/russian-forces-advance-in-southern-ukraine-ahead-of-cease-fire-talks-11646307424\"><span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The fire at the nuclear power plant comes after Moscow deepened its military offensive in southern Ukraine, penetrating the city of Kherson as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agreed to establish \u201chumanitarian corridors\u201d to allow civilians to leave besieged cities. Negotiators, however, failed to reach any agreement on an overall cease-fire, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled that he is determined to continue the war.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Russian forces Thursday continued pounding residential districts in Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city, and Chernihiv in the north. Moscow also conducted airstrikes on the capital, Kyiv, and several Russian warships appeared near the southern port city of Odessa in what Ukrainian officials said could be the opening stages of an amphibious assault.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>During Tuesday\u2019s State of the Union address, Biden condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed that the United States is supportive of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSix days ago, Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world, thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways,\u201d Biden said. \u201cBut he badly miscalculated. He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFrom President Zelensky to every Ukrainian, their fearlessness, their courage, their determination literally inspires the world,\u201d he continued. \u201cGroups of citizens blocking tanks with their bodies. Everyone from students to retirees, to teachers turned soldiers defending their homeland. And in this struggle \u2014 President Zelensky said in his speech to the European Parliament, \u2018Light will win over darkness.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden responded to the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, which Ukrainian officials claim could lead to a disaster \u201c10 times larger than Chernobyl.\u201dAccording to a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1357720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1357720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1357720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1357720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1357720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}