West Warns Russia Against Using Dirty Bomb Pretext In Ukraine

Western countries have accused Russia of plotting to use a threat of a dirty bomb laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine as Moscow evacuated civilians from a southern city in anticipation of a major battle. <br />With Ukrainian forces advancing into Russian-occupied Kherson province, top Russian officials phoned their Western counterparts on Sunday and Monday to tell them Moscow suspected Kyiv of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb. <br />The foreign ministers of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States said they had all rejected the allegations and reaffirmed their support for Ukraine against Russia. <br />British Chief of Defence Staff Tony Radakin again rejected Russia’s allegations in a call with Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov.