Ukraine war: Fact-checking Russia's biological weapons claims (BBC)
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Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸🇺🇦
@NickKnudsenUS
VERY important: @BBCNews investigated Russias claim about US/Ukraine bioweapons.
They found ZERO evidence to support Moscows claim. None.
Spread the truth and fight Putins propaganda!
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bbc.co.uk
Ukraine war: Fact-checking Russia's biological weapons claims
The BBC finds no evidence for Russian claims that Ukraine is developing biological weapons with US support.
1:13 PM · Mar 11, 2022
https://www.bbc.com/news/60711705
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No evidence: US funds biological weapons research in Ukraine
Russia has accused the US and Ukraine of working with "pathogens of dangerous infections" in 30 laboratories across the country. Pathogens are microorganisms that can cause disease.
Ukraine has dozens of public health laboratories that work to research and mitigate the threats of dangerous diseases.
Some of these labs receive financial and other support from the US, the European Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) - as is the case in many other countries.
Despite Russian claims that these are "secret" labs, details of US involvement can be found on the US embassy's website.
Additionally, the US set up its "Biological Threat Reduction Program" in the 1990s following the fall of the Soviet Union to reduce the risk from biological weapons that had been left behind in countries including Ukraine.
Under this programme certain labs receive funding from the US for modernisation and equipment, but are managed locally, not by the US.
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