Washington [US]U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dimitro Kuleba on Tuesday and reaffirmed his country’s support for the war-ravaged nation as Russia plans Kyiv’s use of the Kremlin’s “dirty bomb” and has continued to attract global attention. As a propaganda tool against Moscow.” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba today. Confirmed US support for Ukraine. Bombs “in Ukraine,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said. The call comes amid Russian claims that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb, allegedly There is a mixture of explosives with radioactive material.
A dirty bomb is a mixture of radioactive powder or pellets with explosives such as dynamite. When dynamite or other explosives are set off, the explosion moves the radioactive material into the surrounding area. “A dirty bomb works completely differently and a nuclear explosion cannot. Instead, a dirty bomb uses dynamite or other explosives to scatter radioactive dust, smoke, or other material so that radioactive contamination be born,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu spoke to the defense ministers of Britain, the US and France on Sunday and warned of the danger of a “dirty bomb” posed by Ukraine. The three countries said in a joint statement, “Our countries make it clear that we reject all Russia’s transparently false allegations that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory. We will see through any attempt to use the U.S. as an excuse for escalation. We reject any excuse by Russia to proceed.”
Meanwhile, Russia has asked UN chief Antonio Guterres to do everything possible to stop his “dirty bomb” provocation to Ukraine. “We will regard the use of the ‘Dirty Bomb’ by the Kyiv regime as an act of nuclear terrorism,” Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said in a letter seen by TASS.
These allegations are false,” a senior Defense Department official told reporters at the Pentagon on Monday. Notably, though, we still haven’t seen anything to indicate that the Russians have decided to employ nuclear weapons,” the US official said.
The official said the US will continue to monitor the situation closely and keep the lines of communication open between allies, partners, Ukrainians and Russians. Western countries say recent Russian military attacks have targeted Ukraine’s power grid. Various missiles and drones have been used in these attacks, including unmanned aerial vehicles provided by Iran. (ANI)