Ukrainian president: The war with Russia is worse than Chernobyl
Speaking at the solemn ceremony marking the completion of a new protective arch over the fourth power unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said the accident at the nuclear power plant was a less terrifying trial than Russia’s aggression.
“No one could imagine that the Chernobyl accident would not be the worst thing that Ukraine would have to experience, and that Ukraine would build an arch in conditions of war with Russia,” the presidential press service quoted Poroshenko. The President also thanked the international community for its assistance in constructing the arch and supporting an end to Russian aggression.
“This is the largest movable construction in the world ever built by mankind. The coalition in support of Ukraine, which consists of 28 countries, raised more than 1.4 billion euros in order to build this arch along with Ukraine,” Poroshenko added.