Zelenskyy says Russia wants to blow up ZNPP so world will force Ukraine to freeze war

Zelensky made the statement in an interview with NBC News.

"Russia does want to blow up the station. Because like with the dam, they are not interested in Ukraine's security. They always need instability here and want the world to pressure Ukraine to freeze the conflict," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

According to the President, Ukraine needs more weapons. 

"If we are supplied with the machinery that is currently held by our partners, we will win faster," the president said in a statement.

• On June 16, Ukrainian guerillas reported that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was deploying chemical troops to provoke a fire at the Crimean Titan plant.