Russia’s President Putin has warned that if the UK goes forward with plans to produce Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium, then Russia shall be pressured “to reply”.
The warning got here on the second day of a go to to Moscow by China’s President Xi.
Vladimir Putin informed the UK that Russia can be “pressured to take motion accordingly” if the UK provides the weapons. He recommended it amounted to an escalation in direction of the usage of nuclear arms.
In response the UK stated depleted uranium had been utilized in munitions for many years and had nothing to do with nuclear weapons.
Depleted uranium’s nice density and mass imply it might add to the effectiveness of armour-piercing weapons. Nevertheless its use is controversial because the steel is radioactive and toxic to people and animals.
Huw Edwards presents BBC Information at Ten reporting by Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg in Moscow.
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