The Netherlands accuse Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine
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The Dutch intelligence services MIVD and AIVD say the Russian military is using chemical weapons in the war in Ukraine. That is what Defense Minister Brekelmans told the House of Representatives today.
The services say Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons, using strong substances such as chloropicrin in addition to tear gas. The MIVD and the AIVD conclude that together with the German foreign intelligence service BND.
Chlorpicrin is lethal at high concentrations in confined spaces. It is a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. According to the MIVD, this substance has been used in 9,000 attacks on Ukrainian military personnel, killing at least three people.
According to the services, the use of chemical weapons is now commonplace. Brekelmans warns that the use of such weapons should not be normalized. “If the threshold for this deployment of this type of weapons goes down, it is dangerous not only for Ukraine but also for the rest of Europe and the world. ”
The Netherlands also said that Russia is investing heavily in the chemical weapons program and that research into the weapons is being expanded. Among other things, by recruiting new scientists.
This is a big deal.
This means that the Dutch government is saying that Russia is escalating the war in Ukraine beyond what is internationally allowed.
This opens the door for more support to Ukraine and could be one of the steps needed to get EU/NATO boots into Ukraine.
Of course they will. Laws mean nothing to Russia
Its time to let ukraine do some nunclear “tests” on their own soil.
At the end of the day, eu will be involved in this war. Whether russia use nuke or not. their trepidation only lengthens the war and causing more death. Soon russia will use nuke anyway and will either make a move in the baltics. Why wait? They should support Ukraine now whilst she has some strength left not when the Russians starting rolling to the baltics.
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The Netherlands accuse Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine
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The Dutch intelligence services MIVD and AIVD say the Russian military is using chemical weapons in the war in Ukraine. That is what Defense Minister Brekelmans told the House of Representatives today.
The services say Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons, using strong substances such as chloropicrin in addition to tear gas. The MIVD and the AIVD conclude that together with the German foreign intelligence service BND.
Chlorpicrin is lethal at high concentrations in confined spaces. It is a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. According to the MIVD, this substance has been used in 9,000 attacks on Ukrainian military personnel, killing at least three people.
According to the services, the use of chemical weapons is now commonplace. Brekelmans warns that the use of such weapons should not be normalized. “If the threshold for this deployment of this type of weapons goes down, it is dangerous not only for Ukraine but also for the rest of Europe and the world. ”
The Netherlands also said that Russia is investing heavily in the chemical weapons program and that research into the weapons is being expanded. Among other things, by recruiting new scientists.
This is a big deal.
This means that the Dutch government is saying that Russia is escalating the war in Ukraine beyond what is internationally allowed.
This opens the door for more support to Ukraine and could be one of the steps needed to get EU/NATO boots into Ukraine.
Of course they will. Laws mean nothing to Russia
Its time to let ukraine do some nunclear “tests” on their own soil.
At the end of the day, eu will be involved in this war. Whether russia use nuke or not. their trepidation only lengthens the war and causing more death. Soon russia will use nuke anyway and will either make a move in the baltics. Why wait? They should support Ukraine now whilst she has some strength left not when the Russians starting rolling to the baltics.
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