Vladimir Putin called on the IAEA to inspect nuclear facilities in Ukraine as soon as possible

Russian President Vladimir Putin today called International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect Ukraine’s nuclear facilities “as soon as possible” after Russia condemned Ukraine’s alleged plans to use a “dirty bomb”.

“We are for it. And so that they do it as quickly and as widely as possible, because we know that Kyiv is now doing everything possible to erase the traces of these plans. They are working on it,” he said. said. Insert during the plenary session Valdai Discussion Clubwhere he often meets with foreign politicians and the media.

Insert claimed to know “approximately” where he was Ukrainians they produce this type of bomb, which is not atomic, but contains radioactive elements.

“The rest of the nuclear fuel has been slightly modified. The technology that exists in Ukraine allows you to do it,” he said.

He understood that he ordered Minister of DefenseSergei Shoigu informs his colleagues from the leading countries of the world about the discoveries of the Russian special services.

“We cannot ignore such things,” he said.

At the request of Kyiv, which categorically denied such plans, IAEA announced this week that it would send a mission to inspect the country’s nuclear facilities.

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In the same time, Insert assured that it makes no military or political sense for Moscow to use a dirty bomb against Ukraine as part of his current military campaign.

“We have never spoken directly about the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia. We only reacted to the statements of the leaders of Western countries,” he said.

He called nuclear blackmail “primitive” West purpose of exerting pressure on countries friendly Kremlin as well as neutral, and stressed that Russia he will use this strategic arsenal only to defend his territory and his people.

“As long as nuclear weapons exist, there will always be a danger of their use,” he admitted.

Instead, he added: “The leaders of the regime Kyiv They constantly talk about their desire to have nuclear weapons.

and remembered what it was USA the only country to use an atomic bomb against a non-nuclear country, as happened in August 1945 in Japanese cities Hiroshima D Nagasaki. (EFE)