Russia to convene another UN Security Council meeting on the topic of the ZNPP
EUROPEAN PRAVDA – THURSDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2022, 19:31
Russia will convene another UN Security Council meeting on 6 September to address the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
Source: European Pravda, quoting TASS, a Russian state-owned news agency
Details: The Russian Federation announced that a new Security Council meeting has become necessary "in light of the shelling of the Zaporizhzhia NPP carried out by Kyiv". The official position of the Ukrainian government, meanwhile, is that the ZNPP is being attacked by Russian forces.
Russia expects that IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and UN Secretary-General António Guterres will take part in the Security Council meeting.
Background:
- On the afternoon of 1 September, the IAEA mission arrived at the ZNPP, which is controlled by Russian forces.
- Some members of the IAEA team have already left the station after spending several hours there.
- The remaining inspectors are expected to stay at the ZNPP until 3 September.
- Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that the actions of the Russian army endangered the visit of the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was heading for the occupied ZNPP.
- On the morning of 1 September, the IAEA mission set off from the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia and headed for the nuclear power plant in the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar, despite reports of intense shelling in the area.
- Russia already convened a UN Security Council on 11 August 2022, under the false pretext of Ukrainian forces’ attacks on the ZNPP.
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