Russia’s Shoigu discuss Ukraine issue with UK, Turkish and French counterparts

Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held a telephone call with his British counterpart Ben Wallace on Sunday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported, citing the defence ministry.
Shoigu told Wallace that Russia was concerned Kyiv could be preparing to use a “dirty bomb” in Ukraine – a claim he also made in calls with the French and Turkish defence ministers earlier on Sunday. Russia has published no evidence to support the claim.
Earlier, in a phone call on Sunday, Turkish and Russian defence ministers discussed bilateral and regional defence and security issues, authorities said.
According to the Turkish National Defence Ministry, Hulusi Akar told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu that Türkiye is ready to do its part for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as peace and stability in the region.
The defence chiefs exchanged views on being “careful and cautious about provocations” that would worsen the security in the region, and agreed to work in coordination regarding such issues, a ministry statement said.
Earlier on Sunday, Shoigu held a phone call with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu, and discussed the Ukraine situation.
Shoigu conveyed his French counterpart their concerns on “possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a dirty bomb”, according to Russian Foreign Ministry.
Dirty bomb or radiological dispersal device is a type of speculative radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. The weapon is to contaminate the area around the dispersal agent / conventional explosion with radioactive material, serving primarily as an area denial device against civilians.- News Agencies