МЗС України закликає не давати Росії місця у Раді керуючих МАГАТЕ

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine draws attention to the fact that Russia's allegations of an alleged drone attack by Ukraine on the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant arose just before the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors. The ministry urges board members not to support Russia's inclusion in their ranks. **Source**: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine **Details**: The Ministry firmly rejects Russia's accusations regarding the supposed drone attack and regards them as an information operation by the occupying state. **Verbatim**: "Ukraine highlights to the IAEA member states the obvious pattern: almost before every meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, the Russian Federation initiates a new wave of information manipulation regarding the Zaporizhzhia NPP..." The current provocation comes right before the June session of the IAEA Board of Governors, during which member states will consider the Agency's Annual Report for the year 2025 and the Director General's Report on the implementation of safeguards. **Details**: It is noted that these documents pose a serious political problem for Russia, as they will reaffirm Moscow's unsuccessful attempts over four consecutive years to assert its claims: the IAEA does not recognize any Russian claims over the Zaporizhzhia NPP; the IAEA does not acknowledge any Russian jurisdiction over Ukrainian nuclear facilities located in temporarily occupied territories; the Agency continues to maintain that the Zaporizhzhia NPP is a Ukrainian nuclear facility under illegal Russian occupation. The same applies to other Ukrainian nuclear facilities in temporarily occupied territories, including those in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, such as the Sevastopol research reactor and the subcritical nuclear installation, which Russia has been unsuccessfully trying to impose its illegal claims upon. Ukraine also calls on the 34 members of the IAEA Board of Governors to "respond fundamentally to the actions of the Russian Federation not just in statements, but also in decisions." **Verbatim**: "For many years, Russia has exploited the privileges and authority granted by membership in the Agency's governing bodies while blatantly violating fundamental principles of nuclear safety, occupying the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, obstructing the work of international inspectors, and using nuclear facilities as instruments of military and political pressure. Today, members of the IAEA Board of Governors have the opportunity to demonstrate that such conduct cannot go unpunished. We urge the board members not to support Russia’s inclusion in the IAEA Board of Governors during their June session." **What preceded**: The Defense Forces reported on an alleged strike by a Ukrainian drone on unit 6 of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.