MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. Russia warns that the Ukrainian regime will continue carrying out provocations with chemical weapons, and the risk that the Ukrainian armed forces will further violate the law of war is high, Russian Ambassador to the Hague, Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Vladimir Tarabrin said in an interview for Izvestiya.
"Considering that the situation on the battlefield becomes increasingly difficult for the Ukrainian forces, the actions of Ukrainian neo-Nazis become increasingly aggressive. Supported by their Western puppeteers, they feel impunity and will undoubtedly continue staging various provocations, including ones involving chemical weapons, in hopes that their North Atlantic partners will cover them and will try to shift responsibility on the Russian Federation," the envoy noted. "So the risk that Ukraine will continue violating the law of war with impunity is rather high."
According to the diplomat, the use of toxic chemicals by Ukraine has already become systematic.
"The Kiev regime keeps using self-made munitions, grenades, loaded with poisonous substances, as well as reservoirs with unknown chemicals against Russian troops," he noted.
"The OPCW Technical Secretariat claims that is treats the information we provide most seriously, and, should it be necessary, it will be ready to take immediate response measures," the envoy noted. "During the recent 105th session of the OPCW Executive Council, we had a briefing, during which we demonstrated the preparation and the outcome of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis’ attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure. This event sparked a strong interest among member states, who thanked us for publishing this information after the meeting. Almost all participants saw it for the first time. All reasonable delegations share our concerns and state that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable.".