Psaki said the United States is “in full compliance” with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention, which prohibit countries from developing or acquiring such weapons.
She said Russia had long “maintained a biological weapons program in violation of international law” and cited its military intervention in Syria to support Bashar al-Assad’s regime And the suspect Poisoning Russian dissident Alexei Navalny in 2020 b NovichokLike a nerve agent.
“Now that Russia has made these false allegations, and China appears to have endorsed this propaganda, we should all be keen on Russia’s use of chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false operation using them. It is a clear pattern,” she added.
Now that Russia has made these false claims, and China appears to have endorsed this propaganda, we should all be careful about Russia’s use of chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation using them. It is a clear pattern.
– Jane Sacchi (@PressSec) March 9, 2022
Psaki made the comments after Russian officials accused the United States of developing such weapons in Ukraine.
“It is clear that in the wake of the special military operation, the Pentagon began to have serious concerns about secret biological experiments that were discovered on Ukrainian soil,” said Igor Konashenkov, the main spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry.
Dmitry Chumakov, Russia’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, urged Western media on Wednesday to cover “news related to secret biological laboratories in Ukraine,” according to the Associated Press. mentioned.
Kremlin spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday that Russia had concluded that “in Ukrainian laboratories near our borders, biological weapons components are being developed.”
Representative Thomas Massey (R-Ky.), who recently voted against the House resolution to support Ukraine, inflated Russia’s allegations on Wednesday. Twittersaying he did not take “the concern about Ukrainian biological laboratories seriously… until now.”
There is so much publicity on both sides that I have not taken the concern about Ukrainian biological laboratories seriously… until now. This is a serious confession, under oath, from someone who knows. https://t.co/XkOu4ky9Xz
– Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 9, 2022
Britain’s Armed Forces Minister James Hebey said, Thursday, He told the BBC That if Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to use chemical weapons, he should expect an “international response.” Hebei did not say whether he was referring to NATO or individual countries.
The British minister said he had read “very high-level intelligence” last week about possible use of chemical weapons by Russia and praised the United States for publicizing its intelligence on the issue as a deterrent to Moscow.
“President Putin needs to be clear that the use of chemical weapons is the most despicable thing anyone can imagine,” Hebe said.
“I don’t think it’s helpful to get into any firm commitment now about where that red line is. But I think President Putin needs to be very clear that when other countries use chemical weapons, it has caused an international response.”
Grace Moon contributed to this report.
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