In a telephone interview with Mr Macron, Vladimir Putin drew attention to “routine Ukrainian attacks against the sites of the Zaporizhia Power Plant, including deposits of radioactive waste, that could have disastrous consequences”, according to a Kremlin statement.
The Russian President informed his French counterpart “about the measures taken by Russian experts to ensure the plant’s safety and underlined the need to put pressure on the Kyiv authorities so that bombings targeting the plant are stopped immediately.” “.
According to the press release, the two leaders expressed their willingness to cooperate politically on the situation around the Zaporizhia Power Plant, with the participation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
According to the Kremlin, the interview took place at the initiative of the French president.
During a telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin once again denounced Western weapons deliveries to the Kyiv regime, which he described as “massive bombings of civilian infrastructure of the cities of Donbass”, a mining basin in the east of Ukraine. was done for.
Macron’s claim
During the interview, Emmanuel Macron told his counterpart Vladimir Putin that it was “the risk of Russian occupation” weighing on the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya and asked him to remove “heavy weapons and light”. , for which the announcement was made, is part of Elysee.
Emmanuel Macron will “be in touch” with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, and will “speak again” with his Russian counterpart in the coming days to reach an agreement with guarantees. Centre’s security,” added the French presidency in a press release.
During this Sunday’s appeal, Emmanuel Macron also “condemned the continuation of Russian military operations in Ukraine and recalled his demand that they stop as soon as possible, resume talks and restore Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”. , according to Elysee.
Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky again on Saturday exchanged by telephone about the situation around the power plant “very worrying”, Elysee indicated.
The French head of state “also made necessary clarifications with his Russian counterpart on world food security”, underscoring the French presidency, saying that he had recalled that “European sanctions apply neither to agricultural products nor to agriculture. are indispensable”.
“He asked President Putin to ensure that the agreements signed by Russia with Ukraine and Turkey under the supervision of the United Nations are implemented in such a way that exported grain reaches those who urgently need it.” he said.
An agreement reached in Istanbul on 22 July halted exports of Ukrainian wheat and corn, which had hitherto been hampered by Russian military aggression, raising fears of a food crisis.
But Russia says its own food and fertilizer exports continue to suffer from Western sanctions targeting Moscow for its military intervention.
On Wednesday, the Russian leader said Ukraine’s exports mainly go to Europe and not to poor countries.
Macron-Putin not first interview on nuclear power plant
Note that Putin and Macron already talked on the phone on August 19 about the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
The plant, the largest in Europe, located in southern Ukraine and controlled by Russian forces, has been bombed several times in recent weeks, with Moscow and Kyiv blaming each other for these attacks.
This situation increased the risk of a major catastrophe like that of Chernobyl in 1986.
On Sunday, Ukraine announced the closure of the sixth and last reactor in operation at the Zaporizhia Power Plant, explaining it was necessary to cool it.
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