Fears of pretext move by Kremlin, as it also announces deployment of 16,000 foreign fighters to Ukraine
Russia is preparing to put before the UN unfounded claims of a US-orchestrated biological weapon plot in, as the Kremlin announced 16,000 foreign fighters from the Middle East would be sent to the eastern European country.
In Moscow, Vladimir Putin announced 16,000 foreign “volunteers” from the Middle East were ready to fight with Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine to “help” the people living in the Donbas region. In a meeting with Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu, Putin also said western-made weapons including Javelin and Stinger missilesthat were captured by the Russian army would be handed to Donbas forces.
A member of Ukrainian armed force takes a photograph of a damaged church after shelling in Mariupol on Thursday.Meanwhile, a UN spokesperson said there were credible reports of Russians using cluster munitions in populated areas. Cluster munitions, which scatter small bombs over a large area, are banned by more than 100 countries, including the UK, but not Russia, Ukraine or the US.
The head of the Russian military’s radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, Igor Kirillov, said on Thursday that US-backed labs in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa were working on dangerous pathogens, custom-designed to target Russians and other Slavs. According to Russian-state media, Kirillov alleged the US planned to exploit Ukraine’s “unique geographical position” by sending migratory birds carrying deadly diseases into Russia.
The EU announced it would more than double its military aid to Ukraine to €1bn . In a watershed moment three days into the invasion, the bloc said it would deliver offensive weapons to a country for the first time, with a promise of €500m in military aid.
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