“I expect and hope that I can do it,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to Grossi, during a meeting with Putin in the fall in St. Petersburg, they agreed to continue the dialogue on the issue of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
“Putin said that this is technical work, and he is ready to do it ... We must be closer to a solution,” he added.
Grossi also revealed plans to travel to Ukraine next week and subsequently travel to Russia.
It was also noted that negotiations with Moscow and Kyiv on the protection zone at the ZNPP will continue in the near future.