While it was already accused of using tear gas in its three-year war in Ukraine, German and Dutch intelligence agencies say ...

Chloropicrin is banned in war under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), to which Moscow is a signatory. Russia is already widely using tear gas, the Dutch Defense Ministry said, and called the ...

Russia denies using the weapons, as does Ukraine; International body says previous accusations not “substantiated.” ...

Russia is ramping up its reliance on toxic agents in its conflict with Ukraine, according to allegations made on Friday by ...

There have been previous allegations of Russian use of chemical weapons in Ukraine. The US said in May 2024 that Russia had used the chloropicrin agent, adding that it was not an isolated incident.

German and Dutch intelligence agencies have accused Russia of increasingly using dangerous chemical weapons such as chloropicrin in the war in Ukraine.

Friday marked the start of sweeping US sanctions imposed on Sudan, following accusations that the Sudanese army deployed chemical weapons during its conflict against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Russian president sent his message to his US counterpart via a private phone call, while European leaders promised ...

This allegation has been rejected by Russia as just another baseless piece of propaganda intended to embarrass the competent authorities in Moscow. Normally it is not the policy of the New African ...