Jakarta –
Defense Minister (Minister of Defense) Russia Sergej Shoigu held rare calls with a number of defense ministers from NATO countries. In a statement from the Ministry of Defense Russiathey argue Ukraine.
“The situation in Ukraine, which has a persistent trend towards further and uncontrollable escalation, has been discussed,” the ministry’s statement read, referring to Shoigu and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu.
Subsequently, the ministry said Shoigu held phone calls with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
In the three appeals, Shoigu expressed concern about a possible provocation by Ukraine with the use of “dirty bombs”.
The UK Defense Ministry said in a statement that Wallace rejected claims that Western countries were trying to help Ukraine escalate the conflict and warned that such allegations should not be used as a pretext for a wider escalation. .
He added that the call was requested from the Russian side. Shoigu also discussed Ukraine with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin in their second phone call, but the Russian side did not mention the alleged “dirty bomb” provocation in its statement.
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