Russia has released a draft UN Security Council resolution that envisages setting up a commission investigating the activities of US biological labs in Ukraine.
The draft document, obtained by TASS, is to be considered during the Security Council’s session on October 27.
It says that the UN Security Council should "set up a commission consisting of all members of the Security Council to investigate into the claims against the US and Ukraine contained in the complaint of the Russian Federation regarding the compliance with obligations under the (Biological Weapons) Convention in the context of the activities biological laboratories in the territory of Ukraine, as well as present to the Council a report on the issue containing recommendations by 30 November 2022 and inform the States Parties to the Convention at its Ninth Review Conference to be held in Geneva on 28 November - 16 December 2022 on the results of the investigation.".
Russia seeks establishing a commission under UN Security Council auspices that would require Washington and Kiev to clarify their compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention (BTWC) with respect to their activities in biological laboratories in Ukraine, the Russian mission to the United Nations said in a letter to the top UN officials.
The commission would manage to clarify all circumstances of Washington and Kiev’s activities with biological laboratories on Ukrainian territory, the letter said. It is expected that the commission would produce a report that would then be discussed by the parties to the BTWC during the Ninth Review Conference set to be held in Geneva on November 28 - December 16.
Nina Byzantina tweeted in April 2020 about the activities of the US-funded and US-driven Biolab Hryvnia, after earlier in March 2020 Putin suspected US bioweapon experimental activity in Ukraine.
Well-known Ukrainian pundit wonders what 15 biolabs funded by the Pentagon are doing in Ukraine.
— Nina 🐙 Byzantina (@NinaByzantina) April 24, 2020
In response to MP’s request for info, the US embassy said this is a matter of safe storage and research.
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The letter, signed by the Russian Ambassador to the world body Vasily Nebenzia, was addressed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN Security Council President for the month of October, Michel Xavier Biang. A draft statement was attached to the letter and its circulation is required.
"The draft resolution we propose is aimed to set up a commission to investigate the claims against the US and Ukraine contained in the complaint of the Russian Federation regarding the compliance with their obligations under the BTWC in the context of the activities of biological laboratories in the territory of Ukraine," the letter said on Tuesday.
Russia has expressed concerns that Kiev is planning to detonate a "dirty bomb" in Ukraine and accuse Moscow of using weapons of mass destruction.
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are preparing to visit two nuclear facilities in Ukraine in the coming days, director general Rafael Grossi said, amid warnings from Russia that Kiev is plotting a provocation with the use of a "dirty bomb".
A dirty bomb contains radioactive isotopes and an explosive load that disperses radioactive material across large areas.
On Monday, the Russian mission to the United Nations sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning that the Kiev regime was planning to develop a "dirty bomb" and then to accuse Russia of using a tactical nuclear weapon. The letter also urged western countries and Guterres to exert their influence on Kiev and prevent a heinous crime from occurring.
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