The White House has warned that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine to force them to agree to their demands before the war ends.
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, dismissed the false allegations by Russia that the US is developing chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Maria Zakarova, The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, accused the Ukraine of running producing chemical weapons with the help of the US.
Psaki dismissed these allegations by the Russians and said it could be the Russian’s plan to use chemical weapons on the people of Ukraine. She called the allegation made by Russia “preposterous”, saying the White House would not allow that.
Psaki tweeted on Wednesday, saying: “Now that Russia has made these false claims, and China has seemingly endorsed this propaganda, we should all be on the lookout for Russia to possibly use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation using them.”
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Jen further said the United States complies fully with the law and its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention and will never produce such weapons anywhere. Russia continues to support the Assad Regime which has used chemical weapons on its own people in Syria.
Under international law the use of chemical weapons against civilians is prohibited, as it is discriminatory by nature and also causes pain and suffering among those it is used against. The Assad regime used chemical weapons which killed many civilians in Syria. Russia has been very influential in the war in Syria. The White house warns that Putin is getting desperate and dangerous.
Source: AP News, CNN, National Herald, Image from National Herald
