Putin warns UK against depleted uranium weapons for Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would be “forced to react” if the United Kingdom provides Ukraine with armour-piercing tank ammunition that contains depleted uranium. The UK’s Ministry of Defence dismissed Putin’s warning on Tuesday, saying the armour-piercing shells had been standard equipment for decades and were “nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities”. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), an anti-nuclear organisation, condemned the UK decision to send the ammunition, calling it an “additional environmental and health disaster for those living through the conflict” as toxic or radioactive dust can be released on impact.