IAEA postpones rotation of mission to Zaporizhzhia plant due to lack of security guarantees from Russia, Kyiv says
IAEA postpones rotation of mission to Zaporizhzhia plant due to lack of security guarantees from Russia, Kyiv says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 5, 2025
KYIV (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has postponed the rotation of its mission to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant due to a lack of security guarantees from Russia, Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
"This is not the first time the Kremlin has used blackmail as a tool to intimidate international experts and undermine their independence," a ministry spokesman said in a statement.
"We will not allow Russia to undermine the Agency's independence and impartiality in order to achieve its criminal goals."
(Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Bernadette Baum)