The USA warned the aggressor about the consequences of the provocation.
The reaction of the United States to Russia's “dirty” and nuclear bombs will be the same, the consequences for the aggressor will be in any case, said the representative of the US State Department Ned Price.
The USA and Western countries blame Russia is at risk of using a device with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine, writes Reuters.
When asked whether Washington would treat the use of a “dirty bomb” in the same way as any other nuclear bomb, Price said: “There will be consequences regardless of whether Russia uses a 'dirty' bomb or a nuclear bomb. We have stated this very clearly”. or biological weapons in Ukraine, in particular the “dirty bomb”. However, Russia's threats are taken seriously both in Ukraine and in the West.
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