# Kiev deliberately obstructs dialogue with IAEA on Zaporozhye NPP, local politician says

https://mins.news/en/item/25251

- TASS, 2026-08-18 14:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174731

> Anton Bibarov-Gosudarev, chairman of the Zaporozhye Region Civic Chamber, said Kiev has no genuine interest in dialogue over the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and blocked IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s visit. He said the plant was being used as leverage against Russia. Earlier, a Ukrainian drone attack near a bus stop in Energodar killed one person and injured 17.

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