(ANSA) - MOSCOW, 27 OCT - "We do not need to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, it would not make sense, neither politically nor militarily".
This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at the Valdai Club conference in Moscow.
'Russia knows where the Ukrainians are making the' dirty bomb ', continued the Russian president, quoted by TASS, effectively reiterating Moscow's accusations in Kiev of preparing a provocation with an unconventional weapon.
"Kiev is using every method to cover the traces of preparation for the use of the dirty bomb," Putin added, explaining that the Ukrainians could load a Tokka-U missile with nuclear material.
The Russian president also reported that he himself ordered his defense minister, Serghei Shoigu, to call his foreign counterparts in recent days to inform them of the Ukrainians' intention, and urged the IAEA to visit Ukraine to inspect its nuclear sites. "as soon as possible".
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