The Kremlin rejected US accusations that Russian troops were used chemical weapons in Ukraine, calling them baseless. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that Moscow adheres to the treaty that prohibits the use of chemical weapons, reports BTA.
The United States yesterday accused Russia of violating the Posi Pact and said Russian forces had used the chemical agent chlorpicrin against Ukrainian forces and were using chemicals commonly used to control unrest as a method of waging war in Ukraine. .
"The use of these chemicals was not an isolated incident and was likely motivated by the desire of Russian forces to dislodge Ukrainian forces from entrenched positions and make tactical progress on the battlefield," the State Department said in a statement.