The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will receive this Tuesday in Saint Petersburg the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, with the aim of discussing the future of the Ukrainian plant in Zaporizhia, which the Kremlin appropriated by law a week ago.
Grossi, who visited Ukraine last week, reported a few days ago that he intended to hold consultations “with the competent authorities” about Russia’s plans to take ownership of Zaporizhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
After meeting with the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, Grossi stressed that for the IAEA the plant “is a Ukrainian facility” that belongs to Energoatom, the atomic corporation of that country.
Putin decreed on October 5 the appropriation of the plant and its adjacent facilities, and the creation of a company that guarantees its security.