Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN: we believe it is justified for the IAEA mission to visit the Zaporozhye NPP as soon as possible • Meduza • RIMA

Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN: we believe it is justified for the IAEA mission to visit the Zaporozhye NPP as soon as possible

Russia considers it justified that representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrive at the Zaporozhye NPP as soon as possible. This was stated by Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya, TASS reports.

“We hope that the visit of IAEA experts to the Zaporozhye NPP will take place soon. <...> For our part, we are ready to provide the maximum possible assistance in resolving all organizational issues. We consider it justified that IAEA representatives arrive at the ZNPP as soon as possible, possibly even before the end of August,” Nebenzya said at a meeting of the UN Security Council dedicated to the shelling of the nuclear power plant.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi also spoke at the meeting. According to Interfax, he said that, according to the organization's experts, there is no immediate threat to nuclear safety at the nuclear power plant, but this situation can change at any moment.

Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna , stressed that in order to ensure an international visit to the nuclear power plant, "Ukraine must immediately stop shelling the plant and guarantee the safety of the members of this mission."

Updated . Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Serhiy Kislitsa welcomed the readiness of the Russian Federation to assist the IAEA mission, but noted that in order to carry it out, Russia must stop shelling Nikopol and Marganets, cities on the other side of the Dnieper from Energodar, writes Suspіlne .

Zaporozhye NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is located in the city of Energodar, which was captured by Russian troops. shelled repeatedly Since the beginning of August, the station has been . Ukraine and Russia blame each other for them.
According to the IAEA, safety protocols are massively violated at the Zaporozhye NPP. The head of the organization, Rafael Grossi, has repeatedly said that he is ready to personally lead the mission to the station.
On August 11, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the withdrawal of military personnel and equipment from the nuclear power plant and the creation of a "safe demilitarization perimeter" there. The US has said it supports the idea of establishing a demilitarized zone around the station.