President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi emphasized that during his meeting with the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. Within the framework of the event, also attended by Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko and Head of Energoatom Petro Kotin, Volodymyr Zelenskyi accentuated the importance of returning the Zaporizhzhia NPP under the control of Ukraine, and invited partners to cooperate in the energy sector.
“We invite our partners to cooperate – these are mutually beneficial things, this is energy that will make Europe stronger and our relations with America more mutually beneficial,” President said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyi emphasized that the ZNPP employees continued to be held hostage by the invaders. Therefore, special attention was paid to the IAEA role in the release of Ukrainian prisoners captured by the russian occupiers in Energodar.
“We expect the IAEA to be active in working for the release of Ukrainian citizens,” Volodymyr Zelenskyi said. He also mentioned two nuclear employees imprisoned by russians for their Ukrainian position.
As a reminder, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest NPP in Europe, has been under russian occupation since March 2022. During this time, the enemy has used threats, tortures, blackmail, and intimidation against Ukrainian nuclear employees.
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