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The U.S. and its chief European allies late Sunday rejected Russia’s claims that Ukraine is preparing a “dirty bomb” attack against Russian troops in Ukrainian territory, casting those allegations as the potential first step in a false flag operation that could ultimately spark a nuclear exchange.
In a joint statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of Britain and France accused Russia of planting the seeds for escalation in Ukraine by raising the possibility of such an attack.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu first raised the idea of a dirty bomb strike during conversations with U.S. and European defense officials earlier in the weekend, but the Kremlin has offered no evidence of the alleged Ukrainian plan.
The U.S., Britain and France flatly denied Russia’s claims.
