Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It is a day remembered for fear, uncertainty & sadness. With the current Fukushima nuclear plant crisis, Chernobyl is looked to for answers, and dare I say it, hope. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spoke along side Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovich at a ceremony to remember the April 26th 1986 disaster.
Medvedev spoke about the need for transparency when disaster like this happen. "Because the world is so fragile and we are all so inter-connected, any attempts to hide the truth -- to refrain from talking about something publicly, glossing over a situation, making it more optimistic than it is -- these subsequently result in the tragic loss of human lives"
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