UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the port of Odesa in the south of Ukraine, where Russia continues to invade Ukraine, and expressed his determination to do more to increase exports of Ukrainian agricultural products.
On the other hand, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin over nuclear power plants in the southeast, saying that the safety of nuclear power plants was threatened.
UN Secretary-General Guterres, who is visiting Ukraine, inspected the loading of Ukrainian wheat on a ship at the port of Odesa in the south on the 19th.
Last month, Russia and Ukraine agreed to resume exports of Ukrainian agricultural products through the mediation of Turkey and the United Nations, and according to the United Nations and other sources, more than 600,000 tons of grain have been transported from the port of Odesa so far.
Secretary-General Guterres told reporters, "This is the hope of the most vulnerable people in the world." .
On the other hand, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone talk on the 19th regarding the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, which is under the control of the Russian military. We agreed on the importance of dispatch.
According to the French presidential office, President Macron expressed concern to President Putin that the safety of the nuclear power plant was threatened.
In response, according to the Russian presidential office, Putin claimed that the Ukrainian military was shelling the nuclear power plant, and emphasized that it could lead to widespread radioactive contamination. .
“We have information that the Russian military is planning to shut down the power plant and disconnect it from the Ukrainian power grid,” Ukrainian nuclear power company Energoatom said in a statement on Wednesday.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a halt to military action and the withdrawal of troops from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, but Russia has shown a stance of refusal, raising concerns about the safety of the nuclear power plant among the international community. increase.