Zaporozhye NPP in Energodar. File photoUN, Aug 11Russia expects that the visit of IAEA specialists to the Zaporizhzhya NPP, which is being shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, will take place in the near future, and is ready to provide the maximum possible assistance to this process, Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, said on Thursday. «We expect that the visit of IAEA experts will soon nevertheless, it will take place,» Nebenzya said during a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation around the Zaporizhzhya NPP. He expressed the hope that in the current circumstances, the UN Secretary General «realizes the fullness of his responsibility» and will not interfere with the conduct of this mission through departments accountable to him. 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 — perhaps even before the end of August,» the Russian diplomat emphasized.
«Chernobyl is flowers.» Kyiv has put the world on the brink of a nuclear catastropheHowever, according to him, not everything depends on Russia. “We can’t give any guarantees that the trip will take place. It’s hard for us to judge what’s in the head of the Ukrainian leadership today, which has been attacking the ZNPP for several days in a row, despite the fact that the UN Secretary General called any attacks on nuclear facilities suicide,” he said. Nebenzya. According to him, Russia considers it unacceptable for the IAEA mission to take place in the conditions of incessant shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the territory of the city of Energodar by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kyiv must immediately stop them and ensure that there are no intentions to pose a threat to the life and health of international personnel, he added. The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been under the protection of the Russian military since March. The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized the justification for the Russian military to guard the power plant from the point of view of preventing leaks of nuclear and radioactive materials. The ministry also reminded that the station is currently controlled by a Ukrainian operator.
