Towards the end of this accusation? The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two Ukrainian sites “this week” at Kyiv’s request, according to a statement, as Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of erasing evidence of “dirty bomb” preparations. .
“The inspectors will carry out an independent verification (…) to detect any diversion of nuclear material,” explained the director general of the UN body, Rafael Grossi.
He is scheduled to speak in New York in the afternoon before the UN Security Council, during a closed-door session.
quick conclusions
The IAEA had announced earlier this week an inspection “in the next few days”, without further details.
The Agency reaffirmed this Thursday that it had inspected one of the two places “a month ago”, emphasizing that “no undeclared nuclear activity has been found there”.
Earlier in the day, Vladimir Putin had called for a mission “as soon as possible”. According to him, Ukraine wants to use a radioactive weapon “so that it can later be said that it was Russia that carried out a nuclear attack.”
A radiological bomb or “dirty bomb” consists of conventional explosives surrounded by radioactive materials intended to disperse into dust upon explosion.
“Given the interest and urgency of the file”, the IAEA will quickly publish its conclusions, in addition to the usual report it makes to the Board of Governors, specifies the press release.
Source: BFM TV
