The treaty is reviewed every five years as part of an effort to reduce nuclear risks and halt the expansion of nuclear arsenals around the world. The failure of the talks came amid controversy over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has entered its sixth month. Russia sought to make amendments to the treaty that would have “caused chaos” at this final stage of the negotiations, UN Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen said. “It’s like we made a movie this month, but we don’t have the final picture,” Zlauvinen said. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said the lack of action was inexcusable at a time of heightened risk. “This result is completely inaccurate and a complete abdication of responsibility in the face of an unacceptably dangerous global situation,” said the group’s executive director Beatrice Fihn. “Nuclear-weapon states have not only failed to make progress on their disarmament obligations, but have spent over $82 billion to maintain and upgrade their arsenals when the risk of using nuclear weapons is higher than ever, the failure of the conference review Taking any action is inexcusable,” Finn added. Meanwhile, the United States and dozens of other countries issued a joint statement warning of the threat posed by Russia’s takeover of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe’s largest. The threat of nuclear disaster has loomed for months since the plant fell into Russian control in March. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of stockpiling heavy weaponry inside the complex and using it as cover to launch attacks, knowing Ukraine cannot return fire without risking hitting one of the plant’s six reactors. “We condemn the interference of representatives of the Russian Federation in (the power plant’s) operations and efforts to extend the Russian Federation’s control over the plant,” the joint statement said. “We demand that Russia immediately withdraw its armed forces from Ukraine and hand over full control (of the power plant), as well as all nuclear facilities within Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders, to the relevant Ukrainian authorities in order to ensure security and their safety. businesses”. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was first signed in 1968 and entered into force in 1970. One hundred and ninety-one parties have signed it, including the five nuclear-weapon states, according to the UN.
