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“No Truth in This”: UK Slams Putin’s False Claims of Secret Nuclear Transfer to Ukraine
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The United Kingdom has dismissed Russian allegations that London and Paris are seeking to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons, describing the claims as untrue.
According to Sky News on February 24, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russian leader Vladimir Putin is deliberately spreading false information in an attempt to shift focus away from Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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“There is no truth in this. You heard the Prime Minister’s words this morning, in which he paid tribute to the incredible resilience of the Ukrainian people… We will continue our efforts to ensure a just and lasting peace,” the spokesperson said, as cited by Sky News.
The statement came after Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed earlier on February 24 that the United Kingdom and France were allegedly preparing to transfer nuclear weapons or “dirty” nuclear devices to Kyiv. No evidence was presented to support the accusation.
Deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev subsequently warned that Russia could use nuclear weapons against the United Kingdom, France, and Ukraine “if necessary,” according to Russian statements reported by Ukrainian media.
Later the same day, Putin stated during a meeting of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) board that the “possible use of a nuclear component” by Ukraine against Russia could not be ruled out. Russian officials did not present any evidence to back the allegation.
The allegations emerged on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously stated that Russia is not seeking to end the war and is instead attempting to weaken Kyiv’s negotiating position. He also warned that preventing further escalation remains a priority.
The United Kingdom and France are recognized nuclear-armed states under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Ukraine relinquished its Soviet-era nuclear arsenal in the 1990s under the Budapest Memorandum and is not a nuclear-armed state.
Earlier, according to The Moscow Times on November 6, Russian lawmaker Mikhail Sheremet proposed simulating nuclear strikes on mock-ups of the Pentagon, Big Ben, and the Eiffel Tower to “cool and halt their disconcerting nuclear zeal for many years.”
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