The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Heorhiy Tykhy, denied the information of the British publication The Times , which reported on the possibility of Ukraine creating "elementary nuclear weapons" in a few months. According to Tykhi, these statements are untrue, and Ukraine complies with its international obligations, in particular within the framework of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
"Ukraine does not possess, does not develop, and does not intend to create nuclear weapons. We closely cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and are completely transparent in their monitoring, which makes it impossible to use nuclear materials for military purposes," said Tykhi.
According to a report by The Times , Ukraine allegedly has the ability to create a nuclear weapon, in particular a plutonium bomb using technology similar to that used for the Tovstun bomb that the US dropped on Nagasaki in 1945. However, these statements are not confirmed by official statements of the government of Ukraine.
In particular, The Times noted that in the absence of military aid from the US, it might be appropriate for Ukraine to use plutonium obtained from spent nuclear reactor fuel rods instead of enriching uranium. However, such assumptions do not find support among Ukrainian officials.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has repeatedly emphasized that Ukraine has no intention of regaining its nuclear weapons. He emphasized that in order to ensure the security of the country, Kyiv expects a "security umbrella", which includes the possibility of joining NATO. He recently repeated this position during negotiations with US President-elect Donald Trump.
