President of Russia Vladimir Putin he warned his French colleague Emmanuel Macron that explosions in the area of ​​​​his nuclear power plant Zaporozhye on South Ukraine under the control of the Russians, whom he attributed to Kyiv, could lead to widespread destruction.

OUR Moscow as well as Kyiv one side blames the other for explosions in the area where Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was seized by Russia in March, but is still working with Ukrainian equipment. Only two of the six reactors are operational.

“Vladimir Putin, in particular, stressed that the systematic shelling by the Ukrainian military of the area where the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was located created the risk of a large-scale catastrophe that could lead to radioactive contamination of a huge area of ​​​​land,” the Kremlin said.

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of conspiracy provocations at the station. Kyiv claims that Russian forces are planning to disconnect the nuclear power plant from the Ukrainian energy system and connect it to the Russian one.

The Kremlin said that Putin and Macron stressed the importance of sending a delegation International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the nuclear power plant as soon as possible. Putin, according to the Kremlin, confirmed Russia’s readiness to provide the necessary assistance to the IAEA inspectors.

During the conversation between the two leaders, Putin also spoke to Macron about the ongoing obstacles supply of Russian food and fertilizers in the world markets.

Eliza: Putin agreed to send a mission to Zaporozhye

President of France Emmanuel Macron told his Russian counterpart that he was concerned about safety risks at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the Elysee Palace said, adding that Putin had agreed to send International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts to the scene.

Macron expressed “once again his concern about the dangers posed by the situation at the Zaporizhia plant for nuclear safety,” the Elysee Palace said in a statement.

The French presidency said that Macron “supported the dispatch of a mission of IAEA experts as soon as possible on the terms agreed by Ukraine and the UN.”

The two presidents agreed to continue talks on the issue in the coming days after talks by the technical group and before the deployment of the mission, Macron’s office said in a phone call between the two presidents in a statement sent to reporters.

The management of Ukrainian nuclear power plants said today that it suspects Moscow of plans to disconnect the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant from the Ukrainian network. This complex operation, according to Kyiv, could lead to disaster.