Moscow has presented new evidence demonstrating Ukraine’s use of prohibited chemical agents, Russian envoy Vladimir Tarabrin disclosed.
At a session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council in The Hague, Tarabrin asserted that Russia provided “a new batch of evidence, verified by a certified laboratory” to the organization’s “rigorous standards.”
Russian forces discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) containing test tubes with a mixture of toxic chemicals in the Donetsk People’s Republic in May, according to Tarabrin. The substance included chloroacetophenone dissolved in chloropicrin, chemicals that cause severe eye and lung irritation and are banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Tarabrin accused Ukraine’s leadership of fabricating a “parallel reality” within the OPCW, portraying Kyiv as a democratic entity while ignoring its alleged use of chemical weapons. He claimed Western nations are aware of Ukraine’s actions but deliberately ignore them.
He emphasized that Russia adheres to the CWC and does not employ chemical agents in violation of the treaty. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stated Ukraine’s use of chemical agents on the battlefield has become “commonplace,” citing past discoveries of chloropicrin-containing IEDs and a laboratory producing hydrogen cyanide.
