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"Dirty bombs"/ USA, Britain and France accuse Russia of nuclear blackmail

2022-10-24 20:14:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Dirty bombs"/ USA, Britain and France accuse Russia of nuclear
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The United States, Britain and France rejected Moscow's accusations that Kiev is planning to detonate a radioactive bomb on its territory, while accusing the Kremlin of creating a false threat to escalate the war in Ukraine. Moscow's claim comes at a time when Russian forces are suffering losses on the ground in Ukraine.

Western countries accuse Russia of concocting a nuclear threat, as if Ukraine wants to detonate a radioactive bomb on its territory, as a pretext for escalating the war.

As Ukrainian forces advance into Russian-controlled Kherson province, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called his Western counterparts on Sunday and told them that Moscow suspects Kiev is preparing "a provocation" with a radioactive bomb.

In a joint statement, the United States and the foreign ministers of France and Britain said their countries reject Moscow's accusations and reaffirm support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

"These are false accusations spread by Russia that Ukraine is planning to use radioactive bombs on its territory," they said.

These bombs release radioactive material through the explosion.

They do not have the destructive effect of a nuclear explosion, but can expose large areas to radioactive contamination.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the claims made by the Russian defense minister meant Moscow was laying the groundwork to use such bombs itself and blame them on Ukraine.

"If Russia calls and says that Ukraine is planning something, it means one thing: Russia has already prepared all this," Mr Zelenskyy said in a televised appearance on Sunday evening.

Zelenskyy expressed his conviction that the international community will not believe Moscow's claims.

"The Russian threat with nuclear weapons is a reason for sanctions and increased support for Ukraine," he said.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin ordered civilians in Kherson west of the Dnipro River to leave, as Ukrainian forces have been making advances on the battlefield since earlier this month, shortly after Moscow announced its annexation of the region.

The Kremlin-installed authorities in Kherson announced that men who do not leave the region will have to join the military self-defense unit.

Kiev accuses Russia of forcing men in occupied areas to enlist in the army, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.

The regional capital of Kherson is the only major city Russia has captured since the offensive began in February.

His loss would be a severe blow to Russia's plans.

This area serves as the gateway to Crimea, the peninsula that the Kremlin annexed in 2014.

After major battlefield defeats, President Vladimir Putin escalated the war, calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists, announcing the annexation of occupied territories and repeatedly threatening to use nuclear weapons to defend Russian soil.

This month, Russia launched a new campaign using long-range missiles and Iranian drones in an intensified wave of attacks that have hit power plants, heating systems, water supplies and other key infrastructure in Ukraine ahead of winter.


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