The President of Russia, Vladimir Putinexplained this Sunday to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macronthe arrest of the last reactor that was still running at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, denouncing the “constant Ukrainian attacks” against the facility.
The leaders of both countries held a telephone conversation initiated by Paris in which “a detailed and sincere exchange of opinions was carried out regarding the situation in Ukraine and especially on issues related to the safety of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,” reported the Kremlin.
“The Russian side drew attention to the regular Ukrainian attacks against the facilities of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, including the radioactive waste warehouse, which could lead to catastrophic consequences,” the Russian Presidency noted.
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Putin informed Macron “about the measures taken by Russian specialists to guarantee the physical protection of the station” and stressed the need to “influence the kyiv authorities to immediately cease the bombing,” according to reports Eph.
“The willingness of both parties was expressed to maintain a non-politicized interaction regarding the nuclear power plant with the participation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),” the Kremlin added.
Macron, for his part, urged Putin on “the need to ensure the security of the plant” and recalled that “the cause of the risks” that affect the facility is “the Russian occupation,” the Elysee said in a release.
For this reason, Macron “requested that the Russian forces withdraw their heavy and light weapons and that the IAEA recommendations be followed to guarantee the security of the area.”
The French president will continue to be in contact “in the coming days” with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskywith the director general of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, and with Putin himself, to try to reach an agreement on Zaporizhia.
Putin took advantage of the occasion to denounce that the Ukrainian Army uses the weapons supplied by the West to “massively bomb the civil infrastructure of the cities of Donbas, as a result of which civilians suffer.”
The leaders also discussed global food security and agreed that grain exported from Black Sea ports should be shipped to developing countries.
The Russian president insisted on the need for the European Commission not to put obstacles to the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to the markets of Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
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Macron specified to Putin that the European sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine “do not apply to agricultural products or those necessary for agriculture”, and recalled the responsibility of the international community, including Russia, so that “the most exposed countries receive the products they need.”
The Russian authorities that control the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, taken over by the Russian Army after the beginning of the military campaign in Ukraine, stopped this Sunday the last reactor that continued to operate in this energy facility with the argument of the bombings to which the plant is subjected. plant.
Grossi, warned this Friday about the possibility of an accident after a bombardment that cut the external electrical connection with the plant, the largest in Europe.
The Russian army has occupied the Zaporizhia plant since March 4, with six reactors and some 10,000 employees, who operate it, and for a month Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of the attacks around the plant.
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