On Friday Shoigu held phone talks with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, which was requested by the US
"Telephone talks between Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergey Shoigu and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace were held on October 23, 2022. They discussed the situation in Ukraine," it said, adding that the Russian minister informed his British counterpart about Russia's concerns over Ukraine's possible provocations with the use of a dirty bomb.
Earlier in the day, Shoigu spoke over the phone with his French and Turkish counterparts, Sebastien Lecornu and Hulusi Akar, to convey Russia's concerns over possible provocations with the use of a dirty bomb in Ukraine.
On Friday Shoigu held phone talks with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, which was requested by the US.
The topic of Ukraine's nuclear blackmail was raised by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said earlier that Kiev has planned to make a dirty bomb at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Comment: One can assume that it's a rather serious concern of Russia's since they've felt it necessary to speak to so many Western officials in just one day. And it's notable that the issue of the UkroNazi's and their threat of using a dirty bomb comes up now, as the defeat of the West's proxy army nears, and that the US suddenly decides that it is available for dialogue, something that Russia has been calling for since the outset of the operation.