Zelensky meets with IAEA Director General Grossi in Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed steps to minimize risks at the Zaporizhzhia NPP and supported the proposal to send a group of IAEA experts to assess the consequences of the Kakhovka HPP explosion at a meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Kyiv.

"I am glad to welcome you. Thank you for your presence in Ukraine. For responding quickly to the challenges," the President said during the meeting, the press service of the Head of State reports.

He emphasized that as a result of Russia's deliberate blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam, which is the largest crime of ecocide of our time, the risks to the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have significantly increased. Therefore, a quick and decisive response from the international community to this brazen terrorist act is essential.

Zelensky commended the presence of the Agency's inspectors at the ZNPP, illegally occupied by Russia, and welcomed Rafael Grossi's intention to personally visit the plant to assess the situation on the ground.

The President once again emphasized that the only way to prevent a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia NPP is its complete demilitarization, de-occupation and restoration of control over the plant by Ukraine.

During the meeting, the parties discussed specific steps to be taken to minimize risks and prevent incidents at the ZNPP, as well as ways to cooperate with the IAEA to this end.

Zelensky supported Rafael Grossi's proposal to send a group of IAEA experts to Ukraine to assess the consequences of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant explosion and prepare proposals for specific areas of assistance to overcome them. He emphasized that this mission would be fully facilitated by the Ukrainian institutions involved.

As reported, the Russian army blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam on the night of June 6. In Kherson region, rescue operations and measures to evacuate people from flooded areas are ongoing. The situation is especially difficult in the temporarily occupied territories.

Law enforcement officers initiated an investigation into the explosion at the Kakhovka HPP committed by the occupiers under the article on ecocide.

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