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This content was published on May 2, 2024 – 04:05
(Keystone-ATS) The United States accuses Russia of using a chemical agent, chloropicrin, against Ukrainian forces, in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), according to a statement Wednesday from the State Department.
In addition, Russia is using riot control agents as a “method of war in Ukraine, also in violation of the convention,” adds American diplomacy in this text.
“The use of these chemicals is not an isolated incident and is likely motivated by the desire of Russian forces to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and make tactical advances on the battlefield,” the Department of Defense wrote. ‘State.
“Russia’s continued disregard for its obligations under the CIAC is consistent with the operations to poison Alexei Navalny and Sergei and Yulia Skripal with Novichok-type nerve agents,” the department continues. of state.
Alexeï Navalny, former opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on February 16, was the victim of serious poisoning which he attributed to the Kremlin. Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal were poisoned in England in 2018.
Russia has said it no longer possesses a military chemical arsenal, but the country faces pressure for more transparency over the use of toxic weapons it is accused of.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), chloropicrin is a chemical that has been used as a warfare agent and pesticide and, if inhaled, poses a health risk.
