Six Western countries said on Friday that Russia is using the UN Security Council to spread propaganda and disinformation about its invasion of Ukraine. He alleged at a council meeting convened at the request of Russia that Ukraine was developing biological weapons.
The six countries with seats on the council said in a statement read by US Ambassador Linda Thomas, “Russia will once again use this council to spread its propaganda, spread its propaganda and justify its unprovoked and brutal attack on Ukraine.” trying to.” Greenfield.
He was accompanied by representatives of France, Norway, Albania, Ireland and Britain. Last week the Council held a meeting on the same issue at the request of Russia. Then, Western nations accused Russia of spreading conspiracy theories when Moscow’s envoy told diplomats that the US and Ukraine had conducted research using bats to conduct biological warfare.
At Friday’s meeting, the United States reiterated that Ukraine has no biological weapons program. Critics say the Russian accusation of using such weapons in the war in Ukraine itself is probably a hoax.
“We believe it is possible that Russia plans to use chemical or biological agents against the Ukrainian people,” Thomas Greenfield said. Western states said it was Russia that has expertise in chemical and biological weapons, as Russia reiterated its allegations that Ukraine has bioweapon labs.
As happened last week, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Issues Izumi Nakamitsu said that his department had no knowledge of the Ukrainian Biological Weapons Department or the mandate to conduct the investigation.
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