Ukraine says diplomatic talks with Russia on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at ‘dead end’ without exit of Rosatom employees

Ukraine has said that diplomatic talks between Kyiv and Moscow on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) have reached a “dead end,” as fighting around the plant under Russian control continues for more than 12 months.

"Currently, the situation has reached a dead end. Our position, which we voice on all international platforms, boils down to the fact that any negotiations regarding the (Zaporizhzhia) NPP should be based on: firstly, the plant's demilitarization, and secondly, the exit of Rosatom employees from the ZNPP,” Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on Ukraine’s national telethon United News on Sunday.