Russia to raise ‘dirty bomb’ claim at UN security council

Kyiv and west dismiss claim Ukraine is ready to use such a weapon on its own soil as ‘transparently false’

Russia has said it will take its highly disputed claim that Ukraine is preparing to use a “dirty bomb” on its own soil to the UN security council, an assertion that has been dismissed by senior figures in the west and Kyiv as “absurd” and a pretext for Moscow’s own intention to escalate its war.

The UN nuclear watchdog said it was preparing to send inspectors to two unidentified Ukrainian sites at Kyiv’s request, both already subject to its inspections, in an apparent response to Russia’s “dirty bomb” claim.

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