Zelenskyy and Erdogan discuss grain, defence industry and Russian terrorism at ZNPP

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — THURSDAY, 18 AUGUST 2022, 17: 57

In Lviv, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, leaders discussed the grain initiative, the situation around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and the defence interaction.

Source: message of the Presidential Office

Details: Presidential Office says that the leaders "positively assessed the implementation of the grain export initiative" and they discussed the possibility of improving the initiative, strengthening the security of its implementation and increasing the volume of relevant exports.

Zelenskyy and Erdogan also considered the issue of large-scale theft of grain by Russia from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. In particular, it was pointed out that the invaders appropriated almost 0.5 million tons of grain. The leaders agreed that any trade in stolen goods is unacceptable.

The leaders also discussed the situation around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and nuclear blackmail by the Russian Federation whose actions threaten Ukraine and the whole world with catastrophe.

Quote: "According to the Head of State, the mission and duty of each country should be a tough and consistent response to any manifestations of nuclear blackmail in order to stop it. "Russia must withdraw its troops from the station immediately," the President of Ukraine stressed.

In addition, the leaders touched upon issues of defence interaction and discussed prospects of cooperation in this direction."

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