WorldUkraine threatens chemical weapons use in Donbass, leaving ‘scorched earth,’ senator says
Alexander Voloshin, a Russian senator representing the Donetsk People’s Republic, said Ukrainian forces may use chemical weapons to leave a “scorched earth” in areas not yet liberated by Russia, particularly around Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. He urged the international community to prevent a catastrophe. Russia’s permanent representative to the OPCW, Vladimir Tarabrin, had said Kyiv’s violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention were systematic.
Ukraine threatens chemical weapons use in Donbass, leaving ‘scorched earth,’ senator says