The United States has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in its ongoing war with Ukraine. US said Russia breached the global ban on chemical weapons by using the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian soldiers and deploying riot control agents “as a method of warfare” in Ukraine.
“The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident, and is probably driven by Russia n forces’ desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield,” This was contained in a statement by the State Department on Wednesday.
While it continues to be used as an agricultural pesticide, its use in war is banned under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention . Russia has said it no longer possesses a military chemical arsenal, but the country faces pressure for more transparency over its alleged use of toxic chemicals. In addition to chloropicrin, Russian forces have used grenades loaded with CS and CN gasses.
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