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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated during a press briefing in Odesa that the only secure solution for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the complete withdrawal of all Russian military and technical personnel.

Odesa, Odesa Oblast
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stressed that the only way to ensure the secure operation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is for Russia to withdraw all troops and technical personnel.

Kuleba described other proposed solutions as half-measures that do not tackle the root cause of the issue.

Ukraine intends to continue working with the IAEA and other partners to guarantee ZNPP security and return it under Ukrainian control.

The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania, along with their energy ministers, met in Odesa on Sept. 15 to discuss energy security.

The meeting participants agreed on a number of projects to expand Ukraine's electricity supply to Moldova and Romania.

Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced the agreement on Twitter.

Ukrainian, Moldovan, and Romanian foreign ministers met in Odesa to agree on projects for expanding electricity supply from Ukraine to Moldova.

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