According to Stefanishina, during meetings in Brussels at NATO headquarters and EU institutions, partners raised the issue of public scandals between the Ministry of Defense and the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate (SNRI).
"The key requirement is for these agencies to operate. Obligations must be fulfilled. There should be two institutions, and there must be leaders in those institutions," said the Deputy Prime Minister. "The main message is that such aggressive public communication does not help either inside the country or externally, because, obviously, no one will investigate for long."
Stefanishina expressed confidence that the situation will be resolved by the end of February.
"Because based on the agreements I have at headquarters, a special meeting of the NATO committee will take place at the end of February to specifically discuss progress in this area," noted the Deputy Prime Minister.
Marina Bezrukova, who was removed from her position as head of the SNRI by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, stated on January 30 during an interview with "Radio Liberty" that more than five hundred documents are pending without signatures in the agency. Bezrukova also reported that Umerov is not responding to her calls and proposals for "de-escalation" regarding the SNRI.