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🇷🇺🇩🇪📞 President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz.
The security of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (#ZNPP) was also discussed. The President of Russia described in detail the #IAEA-coordinated measures to ensure the physical protection of the ZNPP that Ukraine is subjecting to continuous missile attacks, despite the serious risk of causing a major disaster.
During an exchange of views on the implementation of the grain deal concluded in Istanbul on July 22, Vladimir Putin emphasised its package character and explained his concerns over the geographic imbalance in Ukrainian maritime shipments of grain, only a negligible share of which goes to the neediest countries.
The President confirmed that Russia is ready to deliver large quantities of grain to external markets and to provide countries in need with the fertiliser blocked in European ports at no charge.
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The security of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (#ZNPP) was also discussed. The President of Russia described in detail the #IAEA-coordinated measures to ensure the physical protection of the ZNPP that Ukraine is subjecting to continuous missile attacks, despite the serious risk of causing a major disaster.
During an exchange of views on the implementation of the grain deal concluded in Istanbul on July 22, Vladimir Putin emphasised its package character and explained his concerns over the geographic imbalance in Ukrainian maritime shipments of grain, only a negligible share of which goes to the neediest countries.
The President confirmed that Russia is ready to deliver large quantities of grain to external markets and to provide countries in need with the fertiliser blocked in European ports at no charge.
#RussiaGermany
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement on the second anniversary of returning the Zaporozhskaya NPP to Russian jurisdiction
💬 In March 2022, the Russian Armed Forces took the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant under their protection during the special military operation. In late September 2022, the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions held referendums and joined the Russian Federation as new entities. On October 5, 2022, the President of the Russian Federation signed Executive Order No. 711 On Specific Legal Provisions Governing Nuclear Energy Use in the Zaporozhye Region, which cemented the ZNPP’s status as a facility placed within Russia’s jurisdiction. This led to the establishment of the Zaporozhskaya NPP Operating Company to provide for the plant’s operation.
Immediately upon the plant’s reintegration into the Russian nuclear family, Kiev started threatening its safe and effective operation not only by staging relentless provocations against it and Energodar, its satellite city, but also by terrorising the plant’s staff and their families.
Given the station’s proximity to the line of contact, Russia invited experts from the IAEA Secretariat to the plant, and the first group arrived at the #ZNPP on September 1, 2022. Their core mission is to prevent security threats created by the Kiev regime.
Russia expresses its special gratitude to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi who, at our invitation, has visited Russia 12 times since March 2022, including four visits to the Zaporozhskaya NPP.
Russia makes every possible effort to improve the reliability of security at the plant and to reinforce its nuclear and physical safety as per the national law and its commitments under corresponding international legal instruments to which Russia is a party.
☝️On a special note, Russia emphasises that it views any resolutions and statements by officials and international organisations calling for the Zaporozhskaya NPP to be returned Ukraine, or placed under international control, as an infringement on Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In the current context, we remain committed to improving the protection and safety of the Zaporozhskaya NPP and Energodar to prevent Kiev and its curators, i.e., the collective West, from compromising them.
💬 In March 2022, the Russian Armed Forces took the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant under their protection during the special military operation. In late September 2022, the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions held referendums and joined the Russian Federation as new entities. On October 5, 2022, the President of the Russian Federation signed Executive Order No. 711 On Specific Legal Provisions Governing Nuclear Energy Use in the Zaporozhye Region, which cemented the ZNPP’s status as a facility placed within Russia’s jurisdiction. This led to the establishment of the Zaporozhskaya NPP Operating Company to provide for the plant’s operation.
Immediately upon the plant’s reintegration into the Russian nuclear family, Kiev started threatening its safe and effective operation not only by staging relentless provocations against it and Energodar, its satellite city, but also by terrorising the plant’s staff and their families.
Given the station’s proximity to the line of contact, Russia invited experts from the IAEA Secretariat to the plant, and the first group arrived at the #ZNPP on September 1, 2022. Their core mission is to prevent security threats created by the Kiev regime.
Russia expresses its special gratitude to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi who, at our invitation, has visited Russia 12 times since March 2022, including four visits to the Zaporozhskaya NPP.
Russia makes every possible effort to improve the reliability of security at the plant and to reinforce its nuclear and physical safety as per the national law and its commitments under corresponding international legal instruments to which Russia is a party.
☝️On a special note, Russia emphasises that it views any resolutions and statements by officials and international organisations calling for the Zaporozhskaya NPP to be returned Ukraine, or placed under international control, as an infringement on Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In the current context, we remain committed to improving the protection and safety of the Zaporozhskaya NPP and Energodar to prevent Kiev and its curators, i.e., the collective West, from compromising them.