Head of the Diplomatic Ministry of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba had a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The main topic of the conversation was the Russian 'dirty bomb' fake, the foreign minister said on Twitter.
“I spoke to State Secretary Antony Blinken. We both agreed Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ disinformation campaign might be aimed at creating a pretext for a false flag operation,” Kuleba informs.
During the conversation, the parties also touched upon the issue of practical steps on strengthening the Ukrainian air defence.
“Secretary affirmed the US spares no effort to this end,” he wrote.
I spoke to @SecBlinken. We both agreed Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ disinformation campaign might be aimed at creating a pretext for a false flag operation. We also discussed further practical steps to boost Ukraine’s air defense. Secretary affirmed the US spares no effort to this end.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) October 23, 2022
Today, Russian propagandists and government officials have been actively spreading information about Ukraine's alleged preparation of a "dirty bomb".