NATO rejects ‘absurd’ Russian claims Ukraine planning to use ‘dirty bomb’

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg rejects Russia’s claims that Ukraine might be preparing to use a radiological “dirty bomb.”

“This is absurd. Allies reject this blatantly false accusation, and Russia must not use false pretexts to escalate the war further,” Stoltenberg tells reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Russian President Vladimir Putin repeated the claim today, saying “We know about the plans to use the so-called dirty bomb for provocations.”

Moscow’s statements about an alleged “dirty bomb” followed Putin’s warning last month about his readiness to use “all means available” to fend off attacks on Russia’s territory.

NATO’s Stoltenberg underlined that the 30-nation military organization “will not be intimidated or deterred from supporting Ukraine’s right to self-defense for as long as it takes.”