MOSCOW, Oct 29 Kyiv needs a provocation to involve the US and NATO into the conflict in order, among other things, to ensure the possibility of remaining in power, said Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN.
“Kyiv has no other chances to somehow interfere with the fulfillment of the goals of a special military operation. Only thanks to the “war by proxy” is Kyiv now able to contain the situation, and they understand that the best way out for them is the direct involvement of NATO and the United States. So far, this is only supplies of weapons, intelligence, other assistance, instructors, which, of course, is quite a lot, but this is clearly not enough for the Kyiv regime, so they need either some kind of big provocation, or a «dirty bomb», which is also a very big provocation, if any. implemented,» Polyansky said on the air of the REN TV channel.
In this regard, the diplomat noted, Moscow is trying to draw everyone's attention to this «absolutely obvious tactic, which is fraught with very disastrous consequences for the entire globe.»
According to him, Kyiv has every reason to to arrange some kind of provocation, and a «dirty bomb» is very appropriate here.
«Our Western former partners have repeatedly said that the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine is that» red line «that will entail some more decisive actions on their part, and hinted at the direct involvement of NATO countries. That's exactly what what does the Ukrainian regime need to stay in power,» Polyansky stressed.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Valdai discussion club, said that Russia had never proactively said anything about the use of nuclear weapons, and that Russia’s forcing the thesis about the possibility of using nuclear weapons by Russia is used to negatively influence friendly Russian country. Putin said that he personally instructed Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to call his foreign colleagues and warn them of the threat of creating a «dirty bomb» in Ukraine. said that the Russian Defense Ministry has information about Kyiv's plans to use a «dirty bomb» and blame Moscow for this. British and French Foreign Ministers James Cleverley and Catherine Colonna, as well as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, said their countries rejected Russian claims that Ukraine is preparing to use the so-called «dirty bomb».
The «dirty bomb» is a container with radioactive isotopes and explosive charge. When the charge is detonated, the container is destroyed, and the radioactive substance is sprayed by a shock wave, creating radioactive contamination of the area over large areas. As follows from the presentation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, if Ukraine detonates a «dirty bomb», radioactive isotopes will spread in the atmosphere at a distance of up to 1,500 kilometers and may cover Poland.