• 7 a.m.: Macron calls for the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Zaporizhia power plant

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, stressing the "risks" their presence poses to the security of the site.

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In a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, he expressed "his concern about the threat posed by the presence, the actions of the Russian armed forces and the context of war with the ongoing conflicts over security and the security of Ukrainian nuclear facilities, and called for the withdrawal of these forces," said the Elysee.

The plant, the largest in Europe, was taken in early March by Russian troops at the start of their invasion of Ukraine launched on February 24.

  • 6:30 a.m .: meeting between Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres Thursday in Ukraine 

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Ukraine on Thursday where he will take part in a meeting with the Ukrainian and Turkish presidents, in particular to discuss the export of cereals from Ukrainian ports, his spokesperson announced on Tuesday.

"At the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Secretary General will be in Lviv on Thursday to take part in a trilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Ukrainian leader," said Stéphane Dujarric during a press briefing, specifying that Antonio Guterres would then travel to Odessa and then to Turkey.

The meeting will "examine" the implementation of the international agreement signed in Istanbul in July to allow grain exports from Ukraine, an agreement "of which Turkey is a key element", he added. .

  • 6 a.m.: Departure of the first UN ship loaded with grain for Africa

The first UN-chartered humanitarian ship to carry Ukrainian grain has left the port of Pivdenny in southern Ukraine with some 23,000 tons for Africa, Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said.

"The Brave Commander vessel with grain for Africa left the port of Pivdenny. This morning the cargo ship departed for the port of Djibouti, where the food will be delivered on arrival to consumers in Ethiopia," the report said. ministry on Telegram.

According to him, "23,000 tonnes of wheat are on board this ship chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme".

With AFP and Reuters

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