# Grossi’s ZNPP visit could hinder Kiev’s efforts to blame Russia for attacks — senator

https://mins.news/en/item/25868

- TASS, 2026-08-19 08:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174953

> Russian Federation Council Senator Alexander Voloshin said Kiev sought to derail IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s planned August 20–21 visit to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant to shift blame to Russia for Ukrainian attacks on the facility’s infrastructure and personnel. Russia offered security guarantees, while Kiev said it could not provide them.

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