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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Zelenskiy pledged not to attack nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, says IAEA chief

A Russian serviceman guards an area of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is being managed by Russia’s Rosatom agency; 500-600 Russian troops are also believed to be based there. Photograph: AP

Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promised him that Ukraine will not attack Europe’s biggest nuclear plant as part of its counteroffensive against Russia.

Rafael Grossi speaking at an IAEA press conference in Vienna, 11 September 2023
Rafael Grossi said the danger to the power station was that ‘anything can happen at any time’. Photograph: Askin Kyagan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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