Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone call on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement.
In a phone call, Putin stressed that the “systematic bombardment by Ukrainian forces” on the territory of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) creates the danger of a catastrophe that could lead to massive radioactive contamination. did.
“The discussion focused on different aspects of the situation in Ukraine. In particular, Vladimir Putin argued that regular attacks by the Ukrainian military on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant could lead to radioactive contamination of large areas. It stressed that the threat of a large-scale nuclear disaster is posing a potential threat to the territorial territory,” the statement read.
Ukraine and Russia recently exchanged accusations over the shelling of one of Europe’s largest nuclear complexes, the Zaporizhia NPP, which generates a quarter of Ukraine’s total electricity.
In a phone call, Putin and Macron noted the importance of sending an IAEA mission to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant as soon as possible to assess the actual situation on the spot, the statement said.
“Both leaders noted the importance of sending an IAEA mission to the power station as soon as possible to enable experts to assess the situation on the ground. We have confirmed that we are ready to provide,” the Kremlin said.
Vladimir Putin also said Russia had invited experts from the United Nations Secretariat and the International Committee of the Red Cross to the pretrial detention center in Yerenovka. Ukraine.
Putin also briefed Macron on the implementation of the grain export agreement signed in Istanbul last month, stressing that there are still obstacles to Russia’s food and fertilizer exports to world markets.
“The Russian President also noted the progress of the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea ports and the package deal to facilitate the export of Russian food and fertilizers to the world market, concluded in Istanbul on July 22. We have notified the leaders of the .
Pointing to the remaining obstacles to Russian exports mentioned above, Putin added that the situation has done little to solve the problem of global food security.
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