Pakistan wants explanation over Russian senator’s nuclear claim
Russian legislator asserts Experts from Ukraine visited Pakistan to talk about nuclear weapons technology.
After one of its senators said that Pakistan and Ukraine recently discussed the technologies for creating nuclear weapons, Islamabad demanded an answer from Russia on Tuesday.
We are shocked by such an unsubstantiated and unsupported claim. Asim Iftikhar, the spokeswoman for the foreign office, said in a statement that it lacks any justification and is completely at odds with the spirit of relations between Pakistan and Russia.
The spokeswoman referred to Russian Senator Igor Morozov’s claim that Ukraine and Pakistan had discussed the technologies for creating nuclear weapons and added, “We are seeking confirmation on this from Moscow.”
The most recent assertion followed an uptick in Russian rhetoric on Kyiv’s claimed plans to employ a radioactive “dirty bomb.”
According to Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti, Morozov, a member of the Federation Council’s defense committee, said that Ukrainian experts traveled to Pakistan and met with a group to discuss nuclear weapons technology.
The Russian politician said this at a press conference for the special project “Ukrainian Dossier,” which was themed “Nuclear Provocations in Ukraine: Who Needs It?”
Morozov maintained that no one was surprised by Ukraine’s capacity to create a “dirty bomb.” He asserted, however, that the main problem was a lack of funding.
When discussing the potential for Ukraine to use a “dirty bomb” as a provocation, Morozov said, “The threat is serious. He continued by saying that a low-power nuclear charge may be used with the Tochka-U munition.
The likelihood that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed nuclear weapons with his British and American friends was also not entirely ruled out by him.
Morozov further emphasized that the US president was allowed to use low-yield atomic bombs anywhere in the world without the consent of Congress.
However, the Russian politician provided no compelling evidence to back up his assertions that Islamabad had previously been discovered transferring arms and ammunition to Kyiv in the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Pakistan has maintained a precarious equilibrium. While it hasn’t expressly criticized Russia’s stance, it has expressed worry about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
