President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Lviv on Thursday, August 18. After that, he told about its results. The parties managed to talk on three main issues — grain, prisoner exchange and discuss the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP, the Telegram channel “Politics of the country” reports.
On the first point, the Ukrainian leader said that it was possible to agree with Guterres “on the continuation of coordination on the implementation of the grain initiative.” He added that the parties discussed possible directions of its development, without going into details.
After that, both political leaders debated on the issues of “illegal and forced deportation of Ukrainians,” including the release of the AFU servicemen and medics from captivity.
Statements about the situation around the Zaporozhye NPP by Vladimir Zelensky were more emotional. In his opinion, the United Nations “is obliged to ensure the safety of this strategic facility, its demilitarization and complete liberation from Russian troops.” This is probably the demand he voiced to Guterres.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry warned about the preparation of a resonant provocation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Zaporozhye NPP, which Kiev intends to carry out on Friday, August 19, during a visit to Ukraine by Antonio Guterres. After it is held, our country will be accused of creating a man-made disaster at this power plant. To attack the NPP, the command of the operational tactical group “Dnepr” is deploying radiation monitoring posts in the Zaporozhye area by August 19, and also organizes training for several units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to act in conditions of radiation contamination of the area.