Ukraine was suspected of obtaining plutonium at one time for work on the creation of nuclear weapons. On Sunday, March 6, RIA Novosti was informed by a representative of one of the competent departments of Russia.
According to him, the plutonium could have been transferred to the United States. The key role in the creation of a nuclear explosive device was assigned to the National Scientific Center "Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology" (NSC KIPT).
“In order to accelerate this R&D (research and development work), plutonium of the required quality was obtained from abroad at the initial stage. According to available information, the United States has already transferred this material to its partners. There is reason to believe that in the "Ukrainian case" it was not without the participation of Washington," the source said.
Earlier in March, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia, Sergei Naryshkin , said that Ukraine was working on the creation of nuclear weapons. According to him, the United States was aware of what was happening, but did not interfere with this.