Russia Calls IAEA Zaporozhye Report Politically Biased
Russia's Foreign Ministry criticized the IAEA report on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant as politically biased, citing its omission of Russia's ownership of the plant and failure to attribute attacks on the facility to Ukraine. The ministry also highlighted the failed visit by IAEA Director General Grossi to the plant in August.
Consensus
- The Russian Foreign Ministry criticized the IAEA report titled 'Nuclear Safety, Physical Nuclear Security, and Safeguards in Ukraine' as politically biased.
- The report is said to ignore the fact of Russia's ownership of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.
- The report notes a serious deterioration of the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the IAEA report fails to acknowledge Ukraine's responsibility for attacks on the plant.
- The planned visit of IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and the city of Energodar from August 20–21 was not realized.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry expects the IAEA Secretariat and leadership to be more responsible in preparing such reports in the future.
Points of divergence
- On August 27, Zakhara demanded that the IAEA take measures against Kyiv due to attacks on the Zaporozhye NPP. — vedomosti
- On August 26, Ukrainian forces attempted to strike the dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel at the Zaporozhye NPP with a drone, which could have caused a major radiation accident. — vedomosti
- On August 22, a Ukrainian drone attacked a service vehicle at the Zaporozhye NPP's dispatch hydro facility, targeting personnel performing their duties. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Zakharova considered IAEA report on ZAPES biased — Ведомости
- Russian Foreign Ministry states that Grosse report does not reflect the real situation around ZAPES — Интерфакс
- Response of the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia M.V.Zakharchenko to a question from the media in connection with the report of the Director General of the IAEA "Nuclear..." — МИД России
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