Xinhua2022:06:13.08:03
MOSCOW, June 12 (Xinhua). Russia has asked the United States to explain its military-biological activities in some post-Soviet countries.
On Sunday, State Department spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the United States must fulfill its obligations under the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention (BTWC), which is essential to international security.
Russia plans to hold consultations with other BWC members on measures to strengthen control over US biolaboratory activities in the post-Soviet space, Zakharova said.
During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian military discovered that US-funded biological laboratories were researching dangerous viruses, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Russian side has repeatedly asked Washington to explain the purpose of these facilities to the international community.
(Web Editor: Rosa Liu, Zhao Jian)