ISW: Russia recycles disproven bio and chem weapons allegations against Kyiv to undermine Western support
Russian officials are again claiming, without evidence, that Ukraine is using a "wide range of toxic chemicals" against Russian troops, including banned substances, as the Kremlin amplifies disinformation aimed at undermining Western resolve, ISW says.
The Kremlin continues to lean on long-debunked narratives as part of its wider information operations aimed at discrediting and undermining Western support for Ukraine, the US-based think tank Institute for the Study of War says.
In a recent interview published on March 25, Russian Ambassador to the Hague Vladimir Tarabin restated the Kremlin’s discredited assertion that Ukraine is manufacturing biological weapons in biolabs funded by the US and NATO.
Meanwhile, Russian forces have reportedly deployed white phosphorus in urban areas of Ukraine, posing a risk of harm to civilians on multiple occasions.
“Several Russian and Ukrainian sources have provided evidence of the use of such banned chemical agents against Ukrainian positions on the battlefield,” ISW says.
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