Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Ukraine in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin said, noting that Putin had briefed Macron on ongoing barriers to food and fertilizer exports, the Kremlin said. agency TASS.

Putin warned Macron of a “catastrophe” at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and the two leaders called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant “as soon as possible.”

It is noteworthy that on July 22, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations signed a special agreement on the export of grain from Ukraine under the auspices of the UN and the Turkish authorities in the capital Istanbul.

The agreement provided for its validity for 120 days with the possibility of extension, as well as the inspection of ships entering Ukraine for the absence of weapons on them, and also provided for the full return of ship traffic in Ukrainian ports within two weeks, and facilitating supplies to the markets of agricultural products and Russian fertilizers. Globalism.

Russian forces have continued their military operations in Ukraine since February 24, with operations concentrated in the Ukrainian Donbas, which includes the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk regions.