United Nations nuclear inspectors are being sent to two sites where Russia has alleged Ukraine could be working on a "dirty bomb". The inspections are being carried out at the request of the Kyiv government, International Atomic Energy agency chief Rafael Grossi said.
Mr Grossi said in a statement that the visits to the two sites in Ukraine, which are under IAEA safeguards, would take place this week. Allegations of a dirty bomb plot have been made by Russia's UN ambassador and by President Vladimir Putin and his defence minister, but have been rejected as "transparently false" by Western powers.
“The purpose of this week’s safeguards visits is to detect any possible undeclared nuclear activities and materials related to the development of ‘dirty bombs’,” the statement said. “The IAEA inspected one of the two locations a month ago and no undeclared nuclear activities or materials were found there.”
