The head of the UN nuclear watchdog met on December 22 in Moscow with officials from Russia's military and state atomic energy company as he pursues a long-running drive to set up a protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Russian company Rosatom described the talks on measures needed to safeguard the plant and the surrounding region as "substantive, useful, and frank." International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi indicated that more negotiations were needed after “another round of necessary discussions." To read the original story by AP, click here.
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