During the conversation, Macron told Putin that the main reason for the risks at the nuclear power plant was the presence of the Russian armed forces there.

The French president called on the Russian president to withdraw the armed forces from the station and immediately stop hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.

The Kremlin's statement says that the leaders of the two countries expressed readiness for "non-politicized interaction" on the issue of the Zaporizhia NPP with the participation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

A day earlier, Macron discussed the situation around the Zaporizhia NPP with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

The European media draws attention to the fact that Macron's talks with the presidents of the two countries took place against the background of reports of a counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops and the withdrawal of Russian troops from northeastern Ukraine.

The Zaporizhia NPP is under the control of Russian troops.

Moscow and Kyiv accuse each other of shelling the station.

This morning it became known about the shutdown of the last of the six reactors of the station.

The work of the nuclear power plant has been completely stopped.

This was reported by the Ukrainian "Energaatom".

Representatives of the authorities appointed by Moscow say that the electricity to Energodar and nearby settlements comes through the territory of Russia.