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WASHINGTON – The United Nations has said it is not aware of any biological weapons programme being undertaken by the United States in Ukraine.
The UN’s disarmament chief, Izumi Nakamitsu was responding to fresh allegations by the Russian Federation, that it had evidence that the United States is setting up biological laboratories in Ukraine.
Nakamitsu who spoke at an emergency meeting called by Moscow in the midst of its ongoing invasion of Ukraine and circulation of new documents by Russia which seems to back up its claims.
Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia to the UN told the Security Council that his delegation is in possession of new evidence of a United States-Ukrainian agreement to conduct biological weapons research on Ukrainian territory, dating back as far as 2005.
He said he had circulated proof of that agreement to the Council, including signed evidence of direct US funding to Ukraine, amounting to $32 million.
On the other hand, the US continues to assert that it does not operate in any biological laboratories in Ukraine, “the facts show otherwise”, he said, claiming that Ukrainian authorities in fact gave the US permission to carry out dangerous experiments in return for free travel to international conferences.
According to him, today’s evidence points to studies conducted on Crimean-Congo Fever, leptospirosis and other dangerous pathogens, he said. He also cited proof of studies into how such illnesses could pass from bats into humans, adding that use of biological weapons could be “easily dressed up as naturally occurring.”
Responding to those allegations, US Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, recalled that the Council already heard a “tirade of bizarre conspiracy theories” on biological weapons at its meeting a week ago.
“There are no such labs, not near Russia’s border, not anywhere,” she said, adding that Ukraine hosts several public health facilities, proudly supported by the United States, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other Governments and international institutions.
She voiced deep concern that Friday’s meeting could represent a “potential false flag effort in action,” warning of the possibility that Moscow is planning to use chemical or biological agents against Ukrainians.
Describing the new allegations as a sign of desperation, she declared: “This meeting is a result of [Russia’s] isolation on this Council, and on the world stage.”
