Once again, the Russian authorities indicated that the government of Joe Biden and “his Western allies” would be preparing a provocation with chemical weapons in Ukrainian territory. According to Russian sources in the Donetsk region, a shipment of substances that would be used in these attacks arrived in Kramastorsk. Since the first months of the war, Moscow has accused the Americans and Ukrainians of contemplating the use of “dirty” weapons in the conflict.
According to Lieutenant General Igor Kirilov, in charge of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense troops, these preparations by “the United States and its allies” are underway. In addition, Kirilov assures the US diplomatic representatives in Russia that “Russian troops plan to use chemical weapons in the area of the special military operation.”
Kirilov explained that the shipment of chemical material arrived by train on February 10 in Kramatorsk in metal boxes, half of which were marked with the letters BZ and two red lines. “We value this information as the purpose of the United States and its accomplices to carry out a provocation with toxic chemical agents in Ukraine,” Kirilov said.
An irresponsible nuclear country
Last Monday, the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security of the United States, Bonnie Jenkins, affirmed on Monday that Russia is currently demonstrating that it is not a responsible nuclear power. This occurs amid new tensions between Moscow and Washington after the suspension of the nuclear arms control, reduction and supervision treaty.
Jenkins stated that the world is facing a dramatically unstable security landscape. In this sense, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Riabkov pointed out that Washington does not rule out abandoning the disarmament treaty, despite the fact that Washington has not shown interest in that.
Despite this, Secretary Blinken affirmed from the beginning of this new point in the tensions that “the door of dialogue” was left open between both parties to reach an agreement with START III.
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