Russia Guarantees Safety for IAEA Chief's Zaporozhye Visit
Russia is ready to ensure the safety of IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and members of the mission during their visit to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) within Russian territory, said Alexander Lyakhov, head of Rosatom.
Consensus
- Russia is prepared to ensure the safety of IAEA Director General Rafel Grossi and his mission during a visit to the Zaporozhye NPP within Russian-controlled territory.
- The visit to the Zaporozhye NPP originally scheduled for August 20 was canceled due to security concerns.
- Russia has not abandoned plans for the visit or for the rotation of IAEA personnel at the plant.
- The Russian government attributes the cancellation to Ukraine's actions, claiming Ukraine threatened Grossi's safety.
- The Zaporozhye NPP is under Russian control and operated by a company affiliated with Rosatom.
Points of divergence
- The visit was also canceled due to the cancellation of the IAEA personnel rotation. — interfax
- IAEA Director General Grossi himself expressed interest in the visit. — vesti
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Ukraine of threatening Grossi, stating Ukraine would not guarantee his safety when entering the Zaporozhye NPP via Russian territory. — kommeresant
- Russia's special envoy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rodion Miroshnik, stated that Kyiv intentionally sabotaged the visit. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Likachev promised to ensure Grossi's safety at ZAPC — Коммерсантъ
- Likachev states that Russia is ready to ensure the safety of Grossi's visit to ZAPES — Интерфакс
- Grossi's visit to ZES not removed from agenda, RF guarantees safety — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- Rafael Grossi
- Alexei Likhachov
- ZAES
- Moscow
- MACTE
- Rosatom
- United Russia
- INTERFAX.RU
- Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
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