Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused Britain raise war in ukraine “To a new level” if it finally equips the Ukrainian Armed Forces with depleted uranium ammunitionamongst other military abilities, as Downing Street announced the previous day.
The decision, already criticized by senior Russian officials on Tuesday, came in an official response Wednesday from the Russian diplomatic portfolio, which seemed upset that Britain seemed to have forgotten. “The terrible consequences of the use of such ammunition” In previous conflicts such as Iraq or Yugoslavia.
“The desire to increase the suffering of the civilian population and cause irreparable damage to the environment shows the willingness of the British to neglect the inhabitants of Ukraine,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. recrimination London the “emptiness” of his commitment to the liberation of Ukrainian cities after the conflict.
“The cynicism of the British side shows once again who the real aggressor and instigator of the conflict in Ukraine is (…). London must not forget that it will have to take full responsibility for this.The Russian Foreign Ministry, which also warned the UK, added that the decision “will not be exempt from serious consequences”.
Hours later, Foreign Office spokesperson Maria Zajarova insisted on criticizing Britain and denounced it. “The scale of the disaster that the Anglo-Saxons have prepared once again does not concern one country, two countries, or even a region, because its consequences will affect the whole world.”
“Today, despite all the progress of science and others, detecting damage from the use of such projectilesHe warned Zajarova, emphasizing that Moscow would respond “politically and diplomatically” to any possible supply of depleted uranium munitions.
British officials reported on Tuesday will deliver munitions made of depleted uranium to Ukraine, in a move aimed at increasing support for Kiev as it fights against Russian forces in the occupation, It was released more than a year ago. Moscow also condemned the supply of what they thought were nuclear weapons.
Russia’s reaction did not go unanswered in London, and the British Ministry of Defense made a statement blaming Moscow. “deliberately misinforming” on the subject, because depleted uranium “has nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities” and its impact on people’s health or the environment is “probably low”.
The statement made by the British authorities was not liked. Activists from the British organization Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), Those who condemn the shipment of this ammunition to Ukraine this Wednesday. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly denied there was a “nuclear escalation in conflict” in Eastern Europe.