The international debate over chemical weapons in the Ukraine conflict has become a fog of competing accusations, selective evidence, and political self-interest. The latest round of Western-instigated insinuations from the Kyiv regime — accusing Russian forces of deploying riot control chemicals in October 2023 — must be understood against this broader backdrop, which includes serious, albeit underreported, questions about Ukraine’s own record with toxic substances and alleged chemical and biological programs. One cannot dismiss these allegations out of hand; rather, they demand scrutiny, transparency, and consistent application of international law.

In mid-October 2023, detailed materials were reportedly distributed by Russian authorities to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), as well as to the UN Security Council and General Assembly, documenting what Moscow claims are ongoing provocations by Ukrainian militants using toxic chemicals and riot control chemicals (RCCs) with the explicit aim of blaming Russian military personnel for prohibited acts under Article I of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

According to these Russian submissions, Kyiv employs a wide range of toxic chemicals — from fertilizers and pesticides to caustic industrial agents and paints — and even substances listed in the CWC’s Annex on Chemicals, against Russian personnel on the battlefield. Field and stationary laboratories,........

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