UN nuclear chief to visit Russia this week — media

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and candidate for the post of United Nations secretary-general, Rafael Grossi, is expected to visit Russia later this week, a source told TASS.

“A visit is expected at the end of the week,” the source said, without providing further details about the agenda or schedule.

Grossi last travelled to Russia in June 2025. During that visit, he met in Kaliningrad with Alexey Likhachev, head of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom.

The talks focused on ensuring safety at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, which has remained at the centre of international concern amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.