Russia uses 2010 photos from Slovenia for ‘dirty bomb’

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The photo was used “without the knowledge of the Slovenian authorities,” said Dragan Barbutovski, an adviser to Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob.

Russia used a photo that dates back to 2010 and comes from Slovenia to back up, via Twitter, its claims of building a “dirty bomb” in Ukraine, the Slovenian government said today.

The use of this photo was done “without the knowledge” of the Slovenian authorities, said Dragan Barbutovski, an adviser to the prime minister. Robert Golomb.

Earlier, the Slovenian government made a series of tweets, in English, to denounce the fact that the photo used by the Russian Foreign Ministry came from the Slovenian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARAO).

On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry posted the following message, also in English: “Russian Ministry of Defense: according to the information available to us, two Ukrainian organizations were ordered to build a dirty bomb.” The text was accompanied by photographs showing a nuclear power plant, a radioactive waste storage site, scientific research reactors and plastic bags containing spent uranium and plutonium. On these sacks the word was discernible radioactivewhich means “radioactive” in Slovenian.

According to the Slovenian government, the photo was used “without ARAO’s knowledge”.

“Radioactive waste is safely stored and kept in Slovenia. They will not be used to make dirty bombs,” he assured.

Moscow has accused Ukraine since Sunday of preparing a dirty bomb and today repeated those claims in China and India. Ukraine and Western countries call the claims “absurd” and “dangerous” and believe Russia is preparing for an escalation on the battlefield, where it has suffered a series of defeats since early September.

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