UN concerned over use of depleted Uranium in Ukraine
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Back on March 21, the British government vowed to send 14 of its 227 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Kiev's forces in addition to radioactive-depleted uranium ammunition for the tanks.
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A Swedish loader carries a depleted uranium sabot ammo round 2019 (Public domain)
Today UN spokesperson Farhan Haq expressed concerns over the use of depleted uranium after the UK Challenger 2 depleted uranium armor-piercing rounds to Kiev.
"You are well aware of our concerns about the use of depleted uranium anywhere in the world and this would apply here [Ukraine]," Haq told a briefing.
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Back on March 21, the British government vowed to send 14 of its 227 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Kiev's forces in addition to depleted uranium ammunition for the tanks.
Read more: UK instructs Kiev troops on depleted uranium ammo use
Later, The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, described Britain's plan to deliver depleted uranium projectiles to Ukraine as London's latest provocation.
A week later, Russia struck a deal with neighboring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory.
Russia will reportedly complete the construction of a nuclear storage facility in Belarus by July, but the control of the weapons will not be transferred to Minsk but will remain in Moscow.
Putin stated that this move will be similar to the United States deployment of some of its nuclear arsenal in Europe, adding that Moscow's measures do not violate the nuclear nonproliferation agreements (NPT).
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