Moscow reiterates allegations that Kiev is planning to use a “dirty bomb” and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is discussing the matter with his Chinese and Indian counterparts.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Today, Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu renewed his country’s accusations against Ukraine of planning a provocation using thedirty bombIn a video conference with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe, the Moscow Defense Ministry announced it.
The ministry said in a statement that the two sides discussed the situation in Ukraine and Shoigu expressed to his Chinese counterpart “concern about possible provocations by Ukraine using a dirty bomb”.
Previously, the Russian Defense had announced in a separate statement that Shoigu had expressed the same “concern” in a telephone conversation with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.
Shoigu accused Ukraine of planning to use a “dirty bomb” during Connections to many peers In the NATO countries, last Sunday.
In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that “Russia has information showing the current danger that Ukraine is preparing for such an act of sabotage.”
“We will continue resolutely to present our point of view to the international community, encouraging it to take effective measures to prevent such irresponsible behavior,” Peskov stressed.
A “dirty bomb” is a conventional bomb surrounded by radioactive, biological or chemical materials, intended to be dispersed in the form of dust when an explosion occurs.
And yesterday, Tuesday, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, announced in a letter to the UN Secretary-General that “Moscow does not intend to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine”, considering that Kiev’s use of a “dirty bomb” is an “act of nuclear terrorism”.
