The White House has stepped up warnings about the threat of a Russian chemical weapons attack in Ukraine, citing the country's history of biological warfare in Syria and efforts to sow motives for retaliation.
Moscow has accused Washington and Kyiv of developing chemical weapons in Ukraine, a claim U.S. officials strongly deny and say could form the basis for a chemical attack by Russia on Ukrainians.
Russia has used chemical weapons in Syria, “and time again, we have warned about this particular pretext," Bates continued.He said the United States joined a United Nations Security Council session to push back against Russia and"further call Putin out ... where we have reason to believe they are trying to fabricate another false justification for more violence."
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