The United States’ accusations against Russia for allegedly using chemical weapons in Ukraine are groundless, Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has said.
He noted that US officials put down “the most diverse measures in the category of ‘non-alternative’ steps to confront Russia.”
“Including absolutely odious and unsubstantiated accusations against Russian Federation of using chemical weapons”, RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
On May 1, the US Treasury Department announced the imposition of sanctions against the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence (RCDBZ) troops of the Russian Armed Forces.
Earlier, Russia’s ambassador to The Hague and post representative to the OPCW Vladimir Tarabrin said that Ukrainian troops had repeatedly used US-made chemical munitions against the Russian military.