French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Russian troops to withdraw from Zaporozhye NPP occupation of the south-east of Ukraine because of the danger they pose to facilities, and supported the initiative to send an international mission soon.
In a statement from Elysee, released a few hours after a telephone conversation with the President of Ukraine, Vladimir ZelenskyMacron stressed his “concern about the presence, the actions of the Russian armed forces and the context of the war” for the Zaporozhye nuclear complex.
The French head of state also supported the proposal of the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to send a mission to this largest nuclear power plant in Europe as soon as possible.
Macron and Zelensky discussed the terms of this possible mission, which the Elysee Palace did not provide details.
Russia and Ukraine blame each other
In recent days, Russia and Ukraine have put forward mutual accusations of organizing the bombing of this nuclear power plant.
Zelensky reiterated, as in the past, when Zaporozhye was also one of the hotbeds of tension in the armed conflict between the two countries, that a radioactive incident there, depending on the wind, would affect EU states. or others in the region.
On Monday, the UN rejected Moscow’s accusations of blocking an inspection visit by independent IAEA experts to nuclear power plants to study the damage to the facilities and try to determine its origin.
On the other hand, Macron and Zelensky touched upon the issue of Ukrainian grain exports in a telephone conversation. “indispensable for global food security”- stressed the French chairman in his statement.
The two presidents, according to the same source, insisted on their support for an agreement that would allow these exports by sea from the Ukrainian port of Odessa, with the first humanitarian vessel, which departed this morning, chartered by the UN to carry grain. to the continent, to Africa, “where the needs are most urgent.”
The Elysee Palace assured that France continues to assist European efforts to export grain from Ukraine by road and river transport. Thus, in July, Ukraine exported 2.8 million tons of grain, and the pace continues to grow.
After a trip to Kyiv on June 16, together with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Macron spoke twice on the phone with Zelensky – on August 1 and today.
(As reported by EFE)
Source: RPP
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