The Russian Defense Ministry released a statement on the 23rd, saying, "The US government is preparing a provocation to accuse the Russian army of using weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weapons, biological weapons and chemical weapons in Ukraine. There is. "
"From last month to this month, high-ranking Western officials have repeatedly provocatively warned that Russia may use these weapons of mass destruction," the statement said.
He also claimed that plans were being prepared for the Russian army to use biological and chemical weapons in the capital Kyiv and eastern Harukiu, as well as a scenario in which weapons of mass destruction were used at the Azovstal ironworks in Mariupol. doing.
On top of that, he accused the United States and others of saying, "By accusing Russia of using such weapons, it will be isolated in terms of politics and economy, and will also put pressure on Russia's friendly countries such as China and India, and enforce sanctions." Did.
"It is impossible to hide the use of such weapons," said US CIA Secretary of the Central Intelligence Agency Burns on the 14th of this month, "The threat of Russia's reliance on nuclear weapons cannot be underestimated." If the CIA Secretary doesn't understand this, it's either lack of professionalism or misunderstanding. "
He unilaterally insisted that the Ukrainian side could use weapons of mass destruction.
The Western side is wary of the so-called false flag operation, in which the Russian army forges information and pretends that it was "used by the Ukrainian army" when biological or chemical weapons are used in Ukraine.