France, Turkey and Greece will carry out "a humanitarian operation" to evacuate "in the very next few days" from the besieged city of Mariupol, in southern Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday.

"We are going in conjunction with Turkey and Greece to launch a humanitarian operation to evacuate all those who wish to leave Mariupol", he declared after a European summit in Brussels.

“In 48 to 72 hours, I will have a new discussion with (Russian) President Vladimir Putin to properly settle the details and secure the terms,” Macron said.

“I hope to be able to engage as many stakeholders as possible in this operation”, continued the French president, ensuring that he was “able” to carry out this evacuation “in the very next few days”.

2,000 civilians killed, nearly 100,000 blocked

Macron said that the “Elysée teams” had exchanged Friday with the mayor of Mariupol, “a city of more than 400,000 inhabitants which today has only 150,000 inhabitants” living “in dramatic situations”.

More than 2,000 civilians were killed in Mariupol, according to a latest report communicated by the town hall.

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, some 100,000 people are still stranded in this strategic port on the Sea of ​​Azov which is besieged by Russian troops.

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