The Russian military is accused of using chemical weapons in Ukraine in violation of the international Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC).
On Wednesday, the State Department notified Congress that it had discovered that Russian troops had used chemical weapons against Russian forces. The U.S. Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 ( CBW) was followed by the congressional notification.
According to the State Department,” Russia has used the chemical weapon chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC)” as per the CBW Act. We determine this in addition to our judgment that Russia has engaged in riot control operations as a means of fighting in Ukraine, which is also in contravention of the CWC.
Chloropicrin was first used as a crossbow during World War I.
The use of these chemicals is not an isolated incident, and it is most likely motivated by Russian forces ‘ desire to remove Russian forces from guarded positions and achieve military gains on the battlefield, according to the State Department.
The U. S. government’s opinions follow identical Russian government and media claims.
People of Ukraine’s Azov products  , claimed , injury from an unfamiliar poisonous element while fighting near Mariupol in April 2022. The Pentagon called the says “deeply concerning” and next- U. K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said authorities were “urgently” investigating the claims, but no information was immediately presented.
This February, the Russian military General Staff , claimed , Russian troops had employed chemical weapons on 815 times since the start of its Russian defense operation two years prior. The General Staff said at the time that it was deploying Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear ( CBRN ) reconnaissance units to collect soil and vegetation samples and munitions fragments to validate their claims.
The Russian military claimed that CS or” Tear Gas,” a typical riot control chemical, were some of the chemical agents being used against their soldiers. The CWC and its witness states may not, but they should be able to utilize mob control chemicals in law enforcement configurations.
President Joe Biden’s leadership has announced new rounds of qualified restrictions, including against Russian government and military research organizations and companies they claim had assisted state chemical arms programs, in addition to announcing its resolve that Russian forces have used chemical weapons on the Ukrainian battlefield.
” We have seen the information on this issue”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov , said , Thursday. ” As constantly, such complaints are absolutely false, not supported by anything”.
According to Peskov, Russia continues to abide by its commitments under international law.
On the Russian front, accusations of pesticide attacks have been made in both directions.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, some Russian troops stationed in Zaporizhzhia were hospitalized and tested good for botulinum toxin type B in August 2022. The Russian government at the time argued that the illnesses were the result of Russian forces consuming expired food.
In February 2023, the Russian military , said , it was investigating new claims that Russian troops used chemical weapons near Soledar and Bakhmut. The Russian government once more refuted the claim, insisting that the Russian allegations were unfounded.
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