The Russian President is responding to UK Deputy Defense Secretary Annabel Goldie, who said Britain intends to supply Ukraine with shells “containing depleted uranium”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday threatened “retaliation” if London shipped depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, in response to comments by a British official. “Today it became known that the UK … announced not only the delivery of tanks to Ukraine, but also depleted uranium shells … If this happens, Russia will be forced to take revenge,” said Vladimir Putin .
“We’ll see what they want to use”
“It seems that the West has really decided to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian, not with words but with deeds,” the Russian president continued. “The collective West is beginning to use weapons with nuclear components,” he added.
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For Russian Defense Minister Sergei Choigou, “Russia has something to answer for”. “We’ll see what they want to use,” he warned. “Another step has been taken” in the escalation, he added
A reply to the UK Deputy Secretary of Defense
UK Deputy Defense Secretary Annabel Goldie responded to a written question from a UK MP that the UK intended to supply Ukraine with shells “containing depleted uranium”.
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“This ammunition is very effective in destroying modern tanks and armored vehicles,” she said in her written response, explaining that these shells were intended for use with the Challenger tanks, which London also intends to supply. Depleted uranium shells are armor-piercing ammunition, the use of which has been criticized for the risks they would pose to the health of the soldiers using them and the population living in the targeted areas. Depleted uranium ammunition was cited in 1991 as one of the possible causes of “Gulf Syndrome”, the health problems of Gulf War veterans, but this has not been scientifically proven.