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Britain's Prince William was mocked by a Russian official following the royal's go to to Poland to thank British and Polish troops concerned in Ukraine conflict. Spokeswoman of the Russian overseas ministry Maria Zakharova stated that Prince William's go to got here because the UK authorities defended plans to ship depleted uranium shells to Ukraine.

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"I'm wondering if William Charles-ovich has introduced depleted uranium ammunition for his troops," Maria Zakharova stated as per The Each day Telegraph. The subject of depleted uranium ammunition has been on the centre of tensions between Russia and the West for the previous week as Kremlin has accused the US of utilizing weapons with a "nuclear part."

Vladimir Putin earlier stated, “If all this occurs, Russia should reply accordingly, on condition that the West collectively is already starting to make use of weapons with a nuclear part.”

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"The British Military has used depleted uranium in its armor-piercing shells for many years," an announcement from Britain's Ministry of Defence confirmed as per the BBC.

“Russia is aware of this however is intentionally making an attempt to disinform. Impartial analysis by scientists from teams such because the Royal Society has assessed that any affect to non-public well being and the setting from the usage of depleted uranium munitions is prone to be low,” it added.

Prince William's go to to Poland concerned quite a lot of engagements together with visits to troops and assembly refugees.