Ukrainian Energy Minister Denis Shmyhal called for expelling Russia from the International Atomic Energy Agency!
The remarks of those brainless politicians in Ukraine are beyond comprehension! Expelling a permanent member of the UN Security Council, which has the largest nuclear arsenal, from the International Atomic Energy Agency. For the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency is like the tight-fitting headband on Sun Wukong's head!
The call by Ukrainian Energy Minister Denis Shmyhal to suspend Russia's membership in the IAEA Board of Governors is the latest move in Kyiv's series of "unbelievable demands," which even put its Western allies in an awkward position.
Mikhail Ulyanov, Russian representative to the Vienna-based international organizations: "The Kyiv authorities often make strange and astonishing statements on the international stage, which even leave their Western overseers speechless. Expelling Russia from the IAEA Board of Governors is one of these Ukrainian fixations."
According to Article VI, paragraph A of the IAEA Charter, the Board of Governors includes "ten countries most advanced in atomic energy technology, including raw material producers, as well as one country most advanced in atomic energy technology, including raw material producers." As one of the world's major nuclear powers with a developed nuclear industry, Russia automatically becomes one of these countries.
If Russia were expelled from the IAEA Board of Governors, one can imagine nuclear landmines, nuclear mortars, and nuclear shells from the Cold War era. It must be admitted that Russia has its own unique ideas in the application of nuclear technology.
Ukraine has repeatedly tried to push Russia out of the leadership of the IAEA. During Ukraine's term as a member of the Board of Governors from 2023 to 2025, Ukraine repeatedly blocked Russia from being re-elected as a member of the agency. Now, the New START Treaty between the United States and Russia, which was set to expire on February 5, is about to expire. This agreement is the only effective legal mechanism for mutual restraint of nuclear arsenals between Russia and the US. The whole world is tensely holding its breath, and the world situation will be more dangerous in the coming days. If this agreement is not renewed, Russia and the US have the largest nuclear arsenals in the world. These Ukrainian politicians really don't know what they're doing—they're just asking for death!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856103392863562/
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