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Posted on February 5, 2025
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The IAEA has delayed its mission to the Zaporizhzhia plant due to security concerns from Russia, as Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining international independence.
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)
The IAEA postponed the rotation of its mission due to a lack of security guarantees from Russia.
The spokesman stated that this is not the first time the Kremlin has used blackmail to intimidate international experts and undermine their independence.
The IAEA emphasized that it will not allow Russia to undermine the Agency's independence and impartiality to achieve its criminal goals.
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