Russia: America funding bio weapons research in Ukraine; US: Total nonsense

Russia accuses the United States of funding research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine.

Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov says during a televised briefing that “the purpose of this — and other Pentagon-funded biological research in Ukraine — was to establish a mechanism for the stealthy spread of deadly pathogens.”

The US has denied such Russian claims, calling them “outright lies.”

“This Russian disinformation is total nonsense and not the first time Russia has invented such false claims against another country,” the State Department says.

“The United States does not own or operate any chemical or biological laboratories in Ukraine… Russia is inventing false pretexts in an attempt to justify its own horrific actions in Ukraine.”