IAEA Delays Mission Rotation at Zaporizhzhia Plant Over Security Issues
KYIV (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has postponed the rotation of its mission to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant due to a lack of security guarantees from Russia, Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
"This is not the first time the Kremlin has used blackmail as a tool to intimidate international experts and undermine their independence," a ministry spokesman said in a statement.
"We will not allow Russia to undermine the Agency's independence and impartiality in order to achieve its criminal goals."
(Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
