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The German and Dutch intelligence services have warned that Russia is increasing the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, which is 'serious violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention prohibiting the use of this chemical choking agent under any circumstances.'
Russia is using 'a wide range of chemical weapons with increasing frequency and is not hesitating to employ chloropicrin, a more potent chemical agent, that can be fatal when used in high concentrations," the services stressed in a joint statement published on Friday.
Senior Dutch defence and intelligence officials have issued stark warnings about the growing threat posed by Russia’s use of chemical weapons in its war against Ukraine.
Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans condemned what he described as Russia’s 'systematic and large-scale' use of chemical agents. “This is a slippery slope. It is completely unacceptable and again demonstrates the brutality of the aggressor Ukraine has to face,” he said. “We are drawing public attention to this now because the employment of chemical weapons by Russia must not be normalised. Lowering the threshold for the use of this type of weapon poses a danger not only to Ukraine but also to the rest of Europe and the world.”
Brekelmans called for increased sanctions, further diplomatic isolation of Russia, and continued military support for Ukraine.
Vice Admiral Peter Reesink, director of the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), stated that the trend is deeply worrying. “This shows that Russia is intensifying its use of chemical weapons, and at the same time we have noticed a growing readiness to employ such weapons. The threat emanating from the Russian chemical weapons programme is consequently increasing,” Reesink said.
According to the statement, the use of both tear gas and chloropicrin has become standard practice and commonplace among Russian troops.
Moscow denies using chemical weapons, blaming Kyiv instead. However, Dutch defence official referring on Ukrainian defence ministry, noted that Russia had carried out more than 9,000 chemical weapons attacks on Ukrainian troops since the start of the large-scale invasion in 2022.
"Russia is not only investing heavily in its chemical weapons capabilities but is also expanding its research efforts and actively recruiting new scientists to support the programme," - the statement reads.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
A U.S. citizen has been released from Kabul after a senior U.S. delegation led by Adam Boehler, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, met with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
The Warsaw Security Forum is kicking off in Poland on Monday, bringing together defence ministers, security experts, and international policymakers to discuss pressing global security challenges.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Europe cannot afford a war with Russia, but if its leaders were to trigger one, it could spiral into a conflict involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sweden will support Denmark with military anti-drone capabilities in connection with summits in Copenhagen this week, after drone sightings last week forced Denmark to shut several airports, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met in Warsaw on Monday (29 September) within the Weimar Triangle framework.
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