On Tuesday, August 16, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky about the situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in the south of Ukraine and the repeated target of strikes.
The phone conversation has taken place “in the morning” and has “It took an hour and 20”, said the French presidency, which is due to speak about the content of the exchanges later in the day. During the interview with Emmanuel Macron, the President of Ukraine also called “Strengthen sanctions against Russia”.he said on his Twitter microblog. The two leaders specifically noted “The situation at the front” and “Russian nuclear terrorism” About the Zaporizhia power plant, Vladimir Zelensky explained in more detail.
The largest factory in Europe was taken over by Russian troops in early March at the start of their invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24. Since late July, several strikes, which the two sides have blamed on each other, have targeted the site, raising fears of a nuclear disaster and provoking a UN Security Council meeting last week. a “disaster” The power plant will threaten the whole of Europe, Vladimir Zelensky warned on Monday, blaming the Russian army. “Bomb the surrounding cities and communities” from this nuclear site.
The heads of the two states also exchanged “macro-financial assistance to Ukraine” As well as “food security challengesbecause of the war. Vladimir Zelensky wants to thank Francetangible help“to the defense of Ukraine and repeated his request”.strengthen sanctions against Russia“.
The last telephone exchange between the two officials took place on August 1. President Macron, who has been on vacation at Fort Breganson, Va., since July 29, then welcomed the resumption of grain shipments from southern Ukraine by sea that had been blocked by the Russian offensive.
Source: Le Figaro
