He said in a statement on the ministry’s Telegram channel: “Ukraine is committed to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and we do not possess, develop, or intend to manufacture nuclear weapons,” stressing that “Ukraine cooperates closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency and is committed to full transparency regarding monitoring, which excludes the use of nuclear materials for military purposes.”
The British newspaper The Times reported, citing a report prepared by Ukrainian researchers for the Ministry of Defense on Wednesday, that Ukraine may develop a nuclear bomb within months if the United States cuts its military aid to Kiev.
On October 17, Tykhi said in a statement: “We officially deny the allegations published by anonymous sources in the Bild newspaper regarding Ukraine’s intention to develop weapons of mass destruction,” stressing that “Ukraine was and remains committed to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which it joined in 2017.” 1994, abandoning the third largest military nuclear arsenal in the world.”
Earlier, Kiev appealed to the West, according to the newspaper “Bild”, to take the initiative to invite Ukraine to join NATO as soon as possible, otherwise it threatens to produce “nuclear weapons.” The newspaper reported, quoting a Ukrainian official, that Ukraine could manufacture Such a weapon in a few weeks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously said that creating nuclear weapons in the modern world is not difficult, but it is not yet clear whether Ukraine is capable of doing so. He also described reports that Ukraine may possess nuclear weapons as a new provocation.
According to him, any step towards creating nuclear weapons by Ukraine will be met with an appropriate reaction, and Russia will not allow the creation of nuclear weapons in Ukraine under any circumstances. In addition, Putin stressed that Russia will track whether any Western countries wish to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine.
At the beginning of this November, the head of the Russian Armed Forces’ radiological, chemical and biological defense forces, Igor Kirillov, said that Kiev is capable of carrying out a provocation using a “dirty bomb” to confront Russia and its tasks in the special military operation.
Source: RT
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