MADRID, 22 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The General Secretariat of the United Nations has stressed on Tuesday its “concern” about the possible use of depleted uranium, after the British authorities reported that they will deliver ammunition made with depleted uranium to Ukraine.
The deputy spokesman for the UN office, Farhan Haq, has indicated that the agency “has made clear” its “concern about any use of depleted uranium anywhere.”
“You will have seen the concerns we have expressed over the years about any use of DU, given the consequences of such use, and these would apply to anyone providing this type of argument,” he said.
Hours earlier, the UK’s Deputy Defense Minister, Annabel Goldie, indicated that in addition to providing Challenger 2 main battle tanks, the country will send “munitions, including armor-piercing projectiles containing depleted uranium.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that there will be “retaliation” for the “apparent decision of the West to fight Russia until the last Ukrainian is left standing.” “I want to stress that if this happens, Russia will have to respond appropriately. The West is already starting to use weapons with nuclear components,” he warned.
In addition, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, condemned the British government’s plan, which she has accused of creating a “Yugoslav scenario.”
In response, the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom has published a statement ‘ex profeso’ in which it has denounced that President Putin is “deliberately trying to misinform”, since depleted uranium “has nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities “.
