Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:16am on 02 May 2024,Thursday International
The United States accused Russia of breaching the international chemical weapons ban by deploying chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents as a "method of warfare" in Ukraine. The State Department stated that Russia's use of such chemicals, including chloropicrin, aims to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions. Chloropicrin is classified as a banned choking agent by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Russian forces have also reportedly utilized grenades loaded with CS and CN gases. The escalation raises concerns about compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
