French President Emmanuel Macron called Vladimir Putin. A phone call that came after the crisis unfolding at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. According to the Russian President, a “disaster” is threatening from the “systematic” bombing of the “Ukrainian armed forces” in the power plant area. Thesis strongly denied by Kyiv. During the interview, “various aspects of the situation in Ukraine were discussed,” and Putin highlighted how the raids in the Zaporizhia region “could cause a large-scale disaster that could lead to radiation contamination of large areas,” reports the Press Service of Ukraine Kremlin .
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“The presidents underlined the importance of sending an IAEA mission to the nuclear power plant as soon as possible, which can assess the real situation on the ground – the Kremlin added – The Russian side has confirmed its readiness to ask the inspectors of the ‘Agency ‘ to provide the necessary support’. According to reports from TASS, the call took place at the initiative of the Elysée and was the first conversation between the two leaders since May 28. On that occasion, the conversation was extended to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, while the last bilateral phone call between Putin and Macron dates back to May 3.
The Elysee confirmed that Vladimir Putin has accepted sending an IAEA mission to the Zaporizhia plant on Kyiv and UN terms. Macron, the statement said, “reiterated his concerns about the nuclear safety risks posed by the situation at the Zaporizhia power plant and supported the dispatch of an IAEA expert mission to the site as soon as possible under those agreed by Ukraine and the United States.” conditions nations”. “The President of the Russian Federation has communicated to the President of the Republic his consent to the dispatch of this mission and on the terms indicated,” reads the Elysée, according to which the two presidents will discuss this issue again shortly, days after the exchange of views between the technical teams and before dispatching the mission.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed to continue contacts “on the issues raised and on others”. The Kremlin announced it at the end of the phone call between the two leaders.