Yermak discusses Russia's dirty bomb claims with U.S., French, British officials

That's according to the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

According to the report, Yermak informed the interlocutors about the situation on the front lines and increased Russian shelling of Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure using missiles and Iranian kamikaze drones.

"In this context, [the parties] emphasized the urgent need to urgently receive from the partner states a sufficient number of air defense systems to be able to effectively counter Russian missile terror. The opinion was expressed that the development of an effective air defense system in Ukraine should become one of the elements of security guarantees," the report said.

The parties separately discussed a block of issues related to the development of security guarantees for Ukraine, as well as the drafting of a position document prepared by the Yermak-Rasmussen International Expert Group.

During the negotiations, there was also a thorough exchange of views regarding the latest provocative statements by the Russian side about the alleged intentions of Ukraine to use a "dirty bomb." It was emphasized that such accusations are completely groundless and that they are part of a disinformation campaign conducted by Putin's Russia against Ukraine.

Yermak informed Sullivan, Barrow and Bonne about measures to respond to such accusations by the Kremlin.

"Representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom and France were informed about the readiness to receive a delegation of IAEA experts who will be able to convince themselves of the groundlessness of the Russian accusations. The interlocutors highly praised Ukraine's efforts to involve the Agency in solving this situation," the report said.

The negotiators also agreed that the democratic world should do everything possible to prevent Russia from using nuclear weapons or a "dirty bomb" against Ukraine.