Pro-kremlin media, citing vladimir tarabrin, russia’s permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), claim that there is an \u2018extensive network of laboratories for the mass production of toxic substances\u2019 in Ukraine and \u2018hundreds of cases of chemical weapons use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0fThe list of \u2018evidence\u2019 is traditional: references to anonymous reports from the russian ministry of defence, mentions of \u2018Lilac gas\u2019, CS\/Chloracetophenone, \u2018psychotropic substances\u2019 and \u2018hydrocyanic acid\u2019 \u2014 without any verified data or OPCW procedures.<\/p>\n
Ukraine is a state party to the Chemical Weapons Convention and has no programmes for the creation or production of toxic substances for military use. The russian federation’s statements are not supported by official investigations or OPCW verification mechanisms. russia is manipulating concepts to create the illusion of \u2018systematic use of chemical weapons\u2019.<\/p>\n
This is a continuation of the kremlin’s long-standing conspiracy theory about \u2018secret bio and chemical laboratories in Ukraine.\u2019 Over the years of information campaigns, russia has not provided any verified evidence of the existence of such facilities or programmes.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0fThe goal is to justify aggression, militarise the occupied territories, and heighten fear of imaginary \u2018external threats\u2019 by presenting the occupation as a \u2018salvation.\u2019 The kremlin is returning to old scare tactics when the lack of real arguments becomes apparent.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Centre reported on recent statements by aksyonov, the governor of the temporarily occupied Crimea, about \u2018preventing\u2019 the mythical Ukrainian \u2018biolaboratory in Crimea\u2019 and another lie about the alleged \u2018use of chemical weapons by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Pokrovsk.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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