France to send aid to Ukraine to meet immediate needs after Kakhovka HPP explosion

France is to send aid to Ukraine shortly to meet the immediate needs of those affected by the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP.

France's President Emmanuel Macron reported this after a conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Macron expresses his solidarity with the Ukrainian people and says France condemns "this terrible act which endangers the population."

Zelenskyy noted that he and Macron discussed the possibility of using international mechanisms to investigate the causes of the explosion at the hydroelectric power plant and agreed to continue defence cooperation, particularly in protecting Ukrainian skies. Ukraine awaits its pilots to be trained as soon as possible.

Ukraine's President also spoke about the agreement with the IAEA and Rafael Grossi to strengthen control over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and discussed with Macron the security guarantees for Ukraine formats, expectations from the NATO Summit in Vilnius, and the Global Peace Summit preparations.

On June 7, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also held talks with Turkish President Recep Erdoğan. Erdoğan proposed setting up a commission for a detailed investigation of the Kakhovka dam explosion attending "experts from the warring sides, the United Nations, and the international community, including Türkiye."