Russia urges the US not to 'play with fire' regarding chemical weapons.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the US and its allies not to "play with fire" and not to violate the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia is urging the US and its allies "not to play with fire" so as not to completely destroy the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) regime.
"NATO wants to inflict 'strategic defeat' on Russia, and is even using chemical provocations, which have been carried out for years in Ukraine and Syria. We warn Washington and its allies not to play with fire, lest they completely destroy the Chemical Weapons Convention," the Russian diplomat emphasized.
According to Zakharova, data on Ukraine's interactions with Muslims in the Middle East and Africa has proven that chemical terrorism is a real threat emanating from Ukrainian special services.
A spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow will continue to identify the cases.Ukrainian Armed Forcesusing toxic chemicals against Russian troops and civilians, as well as informing participants in the CWC about this and about Ukrainian soldiers' plans to carry out provocative actions against chemical businesses in Donbass.
Furthermore, Maria Zakharova stated that Russia will continue to inform the international community about Ukraine's violations of the convention's provisions and the actual situation in the special administrative region, and that those responsible for crimes related to the use of chemicals will be punished.
On October 7th, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Corps, stated that Ukraine was preparing to provoke a reaction by accusing Russia of using toxic substances in the airstrike. He also mentioned that the Kyiv authorities had used chemicals such as chloropicrin, Bi-Z, hydrocyanic acid, and cyanogen chloride more than 400 times in the special operation.
The general accused the US of involvement in an impending provocation – evidenced by a statement from US representative Nicole Champagne at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Furthermore, General Kirillov argued that the excessive supply of personal protective equipment to Ukraine was further proof of this.
