The UN's nuclear watchdog sought a “professional and frank” discussion about Ukraine's nuclear safety with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, met with Russian
00:09 President Vladimir Putin for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine.
00:14 The meeting came amid concerns about an Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been caught in
00:19 the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly
00:25 after.
00:27 The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed alarm about the Saporitsya
00:32 nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.
00:39 Speaking to reporters in Sochi earlier on Wednesday, Grossi said he had a very intensive
00:44 and exhaustive working session with Russian officials.
00:47 [Whoosh]