Ukraine on March 2 condemned what it called a "violation of territorial sovereignty" by United Nations nuclear inspectors who visited the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, through territory occupied by Moscow.
In a statement, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry blamed "Russian blackmail and systematic attempts to impose illegal and contradictory mechanisms of operation on international organizations in the temporarily occupied territories."
A new monitoring mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency went to the Zaporizhia plant on March 1, a plant that has been under Russian control since 2022. This was the first time a team from the UN agency had gone to the plant through Russian territory, the head of the plant, appointed by Moscow, said.
Earlier, monitoring missions from the International Atomic Energy Agency entered the Russian-occupied territory through Kiev-controlled territory. The agency has not yet responded to the criticisms expressed by Ukraine.
The UN agency's new monitoring team arrived at the plant several weeks late, caused by military activity around the nuclear plant. Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating rules that guarantee the monitors' safe travel to the plant.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is the largest plant of its kind in Europe. REL (A2 Televizion)
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