PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday and updated him on his earlier call with Russian President Putin, according to a read out from the Elysee Palace.
'The President of the Republic to President ZELENSKY about his call today with President PUTIN, during the latter gave his agreement for joining effort to be undertaken on the basis of the recommendations of the International Agency for Atomic Energy in order to ensure the safety and security of nuclear power plants in Ukraine', the statement said.
French President Emmanuel Macron had voiced his 'grave concern' about nuclear safety during a call with the President Vladimir Putin earlier on Sunday.
In his call with Zelensky, Macron had 'reiterated the absolute necessity to avoid any attack on the integrity of Ukrainian civil nuclear facilities'.
According to the Elysee, the humanitarian situation was also discussed and Macron had told Zelensky that he will pay 'close attention to the needs of Ukraine and France will continue to increase its support in this area'.
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