Russian Agency Alleges UK, France Planning Secret Nuclear Transfer To Ukraine

<p><strong>Moscow:</strong> A Russian intelligence agency on Tuesday claimed that the UK and France are covertly planning to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine.</p> <p>The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) made this claim in a report it issued on Tuesday as Moscow's military operation in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine entered its fifth year.</p> <p>Without providing any evidence to support its claims, the agency said: &ldquo;The British and French realise that their designs imply a gross violation of the international law, first of all the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and carry the risk of destroying the global non-proliferation system.&rdquo;&nbsp; &ldquo;The Westerners&rsquo; main efforts are focused on making Kiev&rsquo;s possession of a nuclear weapon look like it was developed by Ukrainians themselves,&rdquo; the report added.</p> <p>Reacting to the report, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov underlined that non-nuclear Ukraine is one of the conditions of the settlement of the crisis as Moscow strives for a negotiated end to fighting.</p> <p>&nbsp; &ldquo;Undoubtedly, this information about Paris and London&rsquo;s intention to arm Kyiv with a nuclear bomb is extremely important. It is important from the point of view of the threat it poses to the entire non-proliferation regime, especially in the context of active hostilities unfolding in Europe, on the European continent,&rdquo; he said, briefing the press.&nbsp; Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin had outlined the conditions for a Ukrainian settlement back in June 2024 at a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials.&nbsp; "We will certainly take this information into account during the ongoing negotiations. Because this is potentially extremely dangerous information," he said.</p> <p>The next round of peace talks with US mediation is expected in Geneva on February 27, according to local reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</strong></em></p>

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