IAEA postpones mission rotation at Zaporizhzhia NPP due to lack of security guarantees from Russia

"In the absence of security guarantees from Russia, the IAEA has been forced to postpone the rotation of its mission at the Zaporizhzhia NPP," G. Tykhyi said.
He noted that this is not the first time the Kremlin has used blackmail as a tool to intimidate international experts and undermine their independence. "For instance, one of the previous rotations saw Russia striking an IAEA vehicle with a drone," the spokesman recalled.
According to him, Moscow has at least two reasons to put pressure on the IAEA's independence: the first is to forcefully impose international recognition of the illegal occupation of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant, and the second is to manipulate the operational situation in the area around the plant.
G. Tykhyi noted that Ukraine highly appreciates the work of the IAEA in unprecedented security conditions.
The official once again reiterated that the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP by Russia is illegal and poses a serious risk of a nuclear incident.
On February 4, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, arrived in Ukraine on a visit.