Moscow, February 24 A Russian intelligence agency claimed on Tuesday that the UK and France are secretly planning to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine.
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 on Tuesday.
Without providing any evidence to support its claims, the agency said: "The British and French realize that their plans imply a gross violation of international law, primarily the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and carry the risk of destroying the global non-proliferation system."
"The West's main efforts are focused on making it appear as though Ukraine developed nuclear weapons itself," the report added.
Reacting to the report, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that a non-nuclear Ukraine is one of the conditions for resolving the crisis as Moscow seeks a negotiated end to the fighting.
"Undoubtedly, this information about Paris and London's intention to arm Kyiv with a nuclear bomb is extremely important. It is important from the perspective 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," he said, briefing the press.
Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had outlined the conditions for a Ukrainian settlement back in June 2024 at a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials.
"We will certainly take this information into account during the ongoing negotiations. Because this is potentially extremely dangerous information," he said.
The next round of peace talks with US mediation is expected in Geneva on February 27, according to local reports.
