UN Atomic Watchdog Said to Use Russia to Staff Ukrainian Plant

International atomic monitors are for the first time traveling through Russian territory rather than Ukraine to reach Europe’s biggest nuclear-power plant, said three diplomats briefed on the matter — a blow to Kyiv’s desire to avoid international recognition of the Kremlin’s ownership claims.

The International Atomic Energy Agency made the decision after concluding that the line of contact separating the two armies has become too dangerous to cross, according to the Vienna-based diplomats, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information. Three years into the conflict, intense fighting is changing the parameters of the agreement, they said.