Russia captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in early March shortly after invading Ukraine, however Ukrainian workers had continued to function it. Each Moscow and Kyiv have since accused one another of shelling the power, risking a nuclear catastrophe.
“The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is now on the territory of the Russian Federation and, accordingly, ought to be operated beneath the supervision of our related companies,” RIA quoted deputy overseas minister Sergei Vershinin as saying.
It was not clear how Russia deliberate to function the plant and if it will try to introduce its personal workers to the advanced.
One other state-owned Russian information company, TASS, reported that Rafael Grossi, head of the Worldwide Atomic Power Company (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, will go to Moscow within the coming days to debate the state of affairs on the plant.
Russia acted to annex Zaporizhzhia and three different areas after holding what it referred to as referendums – votes that had been denounced by Kyiv and Western governments as unlawful and coercive. Moscow doesn’t absolutely management any of the areas.