Between chemical and biological weapons, it is an exchange of accusations between Moscow and Washington.
The US and Great Britain have raised the alarm: Russian troops could use chemical weapons to be right about the Ukrainian resistance. The first accusations, which came from the White House, were then re-launched by Boris Johnson and by Liz Truss, British Foreign Minister.
In an interview with Sky News BoJo even illustrated the scenario of a possible attack on Moscow with prohibited weapons: "They start by saying that chemical weapons have been stored by their enemies, or by the Americans. And so when they use them, as I fear they may do, they have a sort of maskirovka in store, a false story. "
THE REPLY - Moscow, for its part, after talking about these alleged chemical weapons stored by the US, accuses the Pentagon of using the Ukrainian territory to develop pathogens that could be used to create biological weapons. He does so through the mouth of Foreign Minister Lavrov, who speaks of "non-peaceful" experiments and asks Kiev for explanations.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, these US activities aim to "establish a mechanism for the stealth spread of deadly pathogens".
Moscow reported finding documents showing biological weapons components made in Ukrainian laboratories with funding from the US Department of Defense.
Accusations rejected to the sender by Washington but also by Zelensky himself: “I am the president of a worthy country, of a worthy nation. He is the father of two children. And in my land, no weapons of mass destruction have been developed, ”he countered in turn.
An accusation "that worries me a lot", he said, "because if you want to know Russia's plans, look at what Russia accuses others of planning".
"The maniacal obsession with which various Russian officials fantasize about weapons or biological or chemical hazards that do not exist in Ukraine is deeply troubling and could actually indicate that Russia is preparing another horrific false flag operation," tweets Foreign Minister Dmytro instead. Kuleba.
