Ukraine rejects Russia’s ‘absurd’ nuclear weapons claims

Ukraine has dismissed a Russian claim that Kyiv is trying to ⁠obtain nuclear weapons with the help of the UK and ⁠France.

“Russian officials, known for their impressive record of lies, are once again trying to fabricate the ‌old ‘dirty bomb’ nonsense,” Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, told the Reuters news agency.

“For the record: Ukraine has already denied such absurd Russian claims many times ⁠before, and we ⁠officially deny them again now. We urge the international community to reject and condemn ⁠Russia’s dirty information bombs.”

As we reported earlier, Russia’s Foreign ⁠Intelligence Service accused the UK and France of preparing to secretly supply Ukraine with nuclear ‌weapons parts and technology – without providing any evidence to back up its claims.