The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of all three countries called the accusations of the Russian minister false.
The day before, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in telephone conversations with colleagues from Turkey, the USA, Great Britain and France accused Ukraine of preparing to use the so-called dirty bomb. In order to emphasize the unity in support of Kyiv, the ministries of foreign affairs of the last three issued a joint statement, calling Shoigu's statements false. The appeal was published by the official website of the US State Department.
It states that the foreign ministers of France, the United Kingdom and the United States steadfastly support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine before in the face of Russian aggression.
“Today, the defense ministers of each of our countries spoke with the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, at his request. Our countries have made it clear that we all reject Russia's blatantly false accusations that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory. The world will see any attempt to use this accusation as a pretext for escalation. We also reject any pretext for escalation on the part of Russia,” the statement said.
It is noted that the foreign ministers of the three countries also discussed joint efforts to support Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in the field of security, economic and humanitarian assistance in the face of the brutal war of aggression of the Russian Federation.
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