North Korea on Sunday accused the United States of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing an accusation already made by Russia and dismissed by the United Nations in March.
Washington has “set up numerous biological laboratories in dozens of countries and regions, including Ukraine, in defiance of international treaties,” North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said, referring to the items “detected” by Russia.
Pyongyang, an ally of Moscow, has also accused Washington of being “a vicious sponsor of biological terrorism leading humanity to destruction” and waging “bacterial warfare” during the Korean War in the 1950s. , Beijing and Moscow have done repeatedly in the past. Washington has denied these accusations.
Moscow accused Washington in March of financing research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine, which was invaded in late February by Russia, which is continuing its offensive.
Biological weapons soon to be used by Moscow?
Washington and Kyiv deny the existence of laboratories designed to produce this type of weapon in Ukraine. The United States fears that these accusations indicate an intention by Moscow to soon use such weapons in Ukraine.
Izumi Nakamitsu, UN undersecretary-general for disarmament affairs, also said in March that the UN “is not aware of any biological weapons programs in Ukraine.”
In February, Pyongyang said US policy was the “root cause of the Ukraine crisis.”
North Korea has officially recognized two self-proclaimed pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
Source: BFM TV
