“Chemical weapons from the United States in the Donbass.” Ukraine has accused Russia of misinformation
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says the United States is preparing provocations over the use of chemical weapons in Donbass
Russia’s Defense Ministry is spreading misinformation about chemical weapons in the Donbas, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
Thus, Ukrainian diplomats commented on allegations from the Russian Defense Ministry that the United States was preparing a provocation in Donbass with chemical weapons.
“Allegations of alleged chemicals, instructors of American private military companies, shelling of residential neighborhoods in the Donbass – another example of mass Russian disinformation,” – said world spokesman Oleg Nicole.
All over the world, such statements by Russia create “an information cover for possible provocations of its troops on Ukrainian territory.”
Washington has also called Russia’s statement about chemical weapons disastrous.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Twitter that Russia was responsible for escalating tensions and called on it to stop using “false incitement rhetoric.”
“Russia’s defense minister is responsible for escalating tensions between Russia and its allies, not Ukraine or the United States,” Ned Price said.
What has Russia said about chemical weapons?
The day before, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the United States was preparing provocations over the use of chemical weapons in the Donbas.
According to Defense Minister Serhiy Shoigu, US private military companies are allegedly operating in Donbass. said Shoigu.
According to him, there are reservoirs with unidentified chemical components near Avdiivka and Chervonyi Lyman.
And recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he feared the deployment of America’s newest weapons in Ukraine.
The situation around Ukraine’s borders worsened in early November, when the international press began writing about the concentration of Russian troops. Politico published pictures of the accumulation of equipment in the Smolensk region, and in other publications on the concentration of articles with reports of troops.
In the West, these actions of the Russian Federation prepare for Russia’s war with Ukraine. The international community has already warned that Russia values paying high for possible aggression.
Ukrainian officials speculated that a full-scale invasion by Russia was possible in late January.
