Creation of safety zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: IAEA chief hopes to return to Ukraine 'soon' 

This is reported by Reuters.

“There is a possibility I will return to Ukraine and Russia, it is in fact what we have agreed in principle, at this moment we are continuing the consultations aimed at establishing the protection zone,” he said during a trip to Argentina.

He added that this involves interaction where he, as the IAEA chief, receives answers and reactions from both sides.

“I am looking for new ways to move forward and for that, at some point, probably very soon I will have to return,” he noted.

As for Russia's use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine, the chief of the IAEA believes that the Russian Federation can use it only as a "last resort".

“I believe that the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons is not an immediate possibility. Obviously, nothing can be ruled out, I am not in the decision-making mechanism of that country, but I believe that it would be an extreme measure,” Grossi said.

• The personnel of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is being forced to sign a new labor contract with Rosatom, while Energoatom urges them not to do so and instead follow its instructions