On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry published, also in English on Twitterthe following message: “Russian Defense Ministry: according to the information at our disposal, two Ukrainian organizations have been ordered to create the #bombsale“. The text was illustrated by photos representing in particular a nuclear power plant, a radioactive waste storage site, scientific research reactors as well as plastic bags containing used uranium and plutonium.
Word “radioactive“, which means “radioactive” in Slovenian, appeared on the plastic bags.
“One of the photos used in the Russian tweet to refer to Ukrainian capabilities of “his bombs” […] dates from 2010 and has been used at conferences and for leaflets“, explained the government of Slovenia, a member country of the European Union (EU) and NATO. She was “published without the knowledge of ARAO“, he clarified.
“Radioactive waste is stored safely and under surveillance in Slovenia. They will not be used to make dirty bombs“, he added.
Russia has accused Ukraine since Sunday of preparing a weapon consisting of conventional explosives surrounded by radioactive materials intended to be disseminated during the explosion.
She reiterated her accusations to China and India on Wednesday.
Ukraine and Westerners denounced allegations “absurd” et “dangerousand suggested that Russia was preparing itself for an escalation on the battlefield, where its troops have suffered a series of defeats since September.
