John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council at the White House, has stated that depleted uranium rounds are a common type of munition, and that Russia's claims that they are a step toward escalation are groundless. Source: Kirby, during a briefing on 22 March, reported by European Pravda The White House representative said that the United States is not providing Ukraine with depleted uranium munitions. "There have been health studies done on depleted uranium munitions, it is not a radioactive threat, it is not anywhere close to going into the nuclear realm. This is a commonplace...