The U.N. visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was the result of weeks of diplomacy and standoffs
—Europe’s largest and the first ever seized by military force during a war. Mr. Grossi is expected to present a report on the visit to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.
The IAEA has avoided blaming Russia or Ukraine for the shelling but has said the culprits were deliberately targeting the power lines. On Aug. 12, Mr. Macron told the IAEA chief he was ready to speak to Mr. Putin for the first time in three months to help organize the inspection. Mr. Macron told Mr. Zelensky on Aug. 16 that he planned to push Mr. Putin on the specific issue of allowing IAEA access through Ukraine. The presidents discussed what security guarantees Kyiv could give.power lines running into southern Ukraine
French officials said they were worried that Mr. Putin’s promise would be walked back by his aides. But when Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu, spoke, they nailed down specific Russian guarantees to secure routes at agreed times, French officials said. President Biden emphasized the importance of the visit in a call with Mr. Zelensky.
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