Russia convenes Security Council over biological weapons

Russia called a UN Security Council meeting on Thursday to address what it says are “Biological military activities of the United States in the territory of Ukraine”.

The Russian request, made public in a tweet by its deputy representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansky, was made after the US government rejected Russian claims that Ukraine is operating chemical and biological laboratories with the backing of Washington.

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Responding to accusations made this week by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova without presenting evidence, White House press secretary Jen Psaki publicly warned on Wednesday that Russia might attempt to use chemical and biological weapons. against Ukraineneighboring country to which he invaded.

Polyansky said Moscow had asked for the Security Council to meet on Friday. At the moment it is unknown when and if the meeting will actually take place.

Psaki said the Russian claims are “absurd” and tweeted: “All this is an obvious maneuver by Russia to try to justify its premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified attack against Ukraine”.

LEOPOLIS

Russian forces on Thursday attacked a nuclear research institute in Kharkiv, Russia’s second-largest city, with artillery fire. Ukrainecausing several buildings to catch fire, Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Interior Ministry of Russia, said on Thursday. Ukraine.

A shell landed on a building containing equipment that could release radiation if damaged, Geraschenko said. According to the president’s office, there have been no changes in ambient radiation.

Firefighters managed to put out the fires.

Russian forces have already seized two nuclear power plants in Ukrainea situation that has increased concerns about the safety of nuclear facilities.

UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations received official notification from Ukraine about his intention to withdraw the 308 military and police officers serving in six UN peacekeeping missions, along with eight Russian-made Mi-8 helicopters currently in Congo.

UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric announced on Thursday that this includes some 250 soldiers in Congo whose withdrawal was announced on Wednesday, as well as 36 staff and expert officials, and 22 police officers.

In addition to the Congo, there is Ukraineus in five other peacekeeping operations in Mali, Cyprus, Abyei and South Sudan and Kosovo.

The Ukrainian request appears to be aimed at bolstering its army and helicopters in the war against Russia.

Dujarric again insisted that all countries have the right to withdraw military forces that contribute to peacekeeping operations and thanked the Ukrainian personnel “his long contribution to peacekeeping operations”.

He said the UN is in the process of taking action on the Ukrainian request and will contact other countries to replace troops, police and equipment.

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Source: Elcomercio

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