State Department determines Russia used the chemical weapon chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention

[essentialsaltes]

Imposing New Measures on Russia for its Full-Scale War and Use of Chemical Weapons Against Ukraine​

The Department of State has made a determination under the CBW Act that Russia has used the chemical weapon chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

In coordination with the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State is designating three Russian Federation government entities associated with Russia’s chemical and biological weapons programs and four Russian companies providing support to such entities. The Department of the Treasury is separately designating three entities and two individuals involved in procuring items for military institutes involved in Russia’s chemical and biological weapons programs, pursuant to a separate WMD non-proliferation authority.

 

[AlexB23]

Imposing New Measures on Russia for its Full-Scale War and Use of Chemical Weapons Against Ukraine​

The Department of State has made a determination under the CBW Act that Russia has used the chemical weapon chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

In coordination with the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State is designating three Russian Federation government entities associated with Russia’s chemical and biological weapons programs and four Russian companies providing support to such entities. The Department of the Treasury is separately designating three entities and two individuals involved in procuring items for military institutes involved in Russia’s chemical and biological weapons programs, pursuant to a separate WMD non-proliferation authority.

Man, this is sickening. Russia's leadership needs to be Putin jail. Russia signed the convention, yet then breaks the treaty?

Chart from Wikipedia, based on CWC: Chemical Weapons Convention

Alright, I'll stop with the puns, as this is a serious matter.