During a telephone conversation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna the situation in Ukraine and the bombing of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by Kyiv forces.
“In the light of the August 19 telephone conversation between the presidents of Russia and France, the foreign ministers of the two countries exchanged views in detail on the situation in Ukraine. Lavrov explained Russia’s principled approach to the ongoing special military operation,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. his statement.
She pointed out that Lavrov discussed with Kolonna the situation around the Zaporozhye NPP and the possibility of organizing a visit there by a mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Lavrov assured the French Foreign Minister that the ongoing bombing of the Kyiv Zaporozhye nuclear power plant threatens a nuclear catastrophe for the entire population of Europe.
The Foreign Ministry said that the first telephone conversation between the two ministers, held on Tuesday, took place at the initiative of the French side.
Source: TASS