IAEA chief Grossi meets Putin in Sochi to discuss nuclear safety

The UN's nuclear watchdog sought a “professional and frank” discussion about Ukraine's nuclear safety with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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00:00 The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, met with Russian

00:09 President Vladimir Putin for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine.

00:14 The meeting came amid concerns about an Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been caught in

00:19 the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly

00:25 after.

00:27 The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed alarm about the Saporitsya

00:32 nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.

00:39 Speaking to reporters in Sochi earlier on Wednesday, Grossi said he had a very intensive

00:44 and exhaustive working session with Russian officials.

00:47 [Whoosh]