Russia says Western countries have not yet shown any “openness” to engage in peaceful initiatives to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials urge members of the US Congress to press the Biden administration to send F-16s, saying the fighter jets would boost Ukraine’s ability to hit Russian missile units with US-made rockets.
Russia says Ukraine is planning to stage nuclear incident
Russia says Ukraine is planning to stage a nuclear incident on its territory to pin the blame on Moscow ahead of a UN meeting. It did not provide evidence for the accusation.
Since the start of its invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, Russia has repeatedly accused Kyiv of planning “false flag” operations with non-conventional weapons, using biological or radioactive materials. No such attack has materialised.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement that radioactive substances had been transported to Ukraine from a European country and Kyiv was preparing a large-scale “provocation”.
“The aim of the provocation is to accuse Russia’s army of allegedly carrying out indiscriminate strikes on hazardous radioactive facilities in Ukraine, leading to the leakage of radioactive substances and contamination of the area,” it said.
Ukraine and its allies have dismissed such accusations as cynical attempts to spread disinformation and has accused Moscow of planning such incidents itself in a bid to blame Ukraine.__Courtesy Aljazeera.com
