UN Security Council to hold discussions over US Biolabs in Ukraine

New York/ Moscow/ Beijing – Russia had accused US Defense headquarters Pentagon of pouring in billion dollars and operating Biolabs in Ukraine. Russia had slammed these labs as a warehouse for creating bioweapons. But, the United States had dismissed these accusations and counter-blamed Russia. Thus, this issue would be presented to the UN Security Council. Besides, it has surfaced that China would support Russian claims regarding this matter.

Four days ago, the chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Forces, Igor Kirillov, alleged that these labs used to research and produce bioweapons. Besides, Russia had claimed that US Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency [DTRA] department and ‘Black & Veatch’ private company are connected to 30 laboratories in Ukraine. In 2021, the Pentagon had funded these Biolabs for $11.8 million, and Russia had claimed its evidence.

The US Undersecretary of State, Victoria Nuland, acknowledged that Ukraine had a US-funded biological laboratory. But she had mentioned them as research centres. The United States had also accused Russia of supporting its attack on Ukraine by alleging that Ukraine was producing nuclear or biological weapons. But the Biden administration had refrained from responding to Russia’s questions about why the United States wanted to set up these laboratories near Russia’s border. Instead, the White House warned that Russia could launch a chemical or biological attack in Ukraine.

But Russia has now escalated this issue of Biolabs in Ukraine to the UN Security Council. The security council meeting is scheduled to discuss the conflict in Ukraine in a few hours. Moreover, news has surfaced that Russia would present evidence about Biolabs in Ukraine their funding from the United States. Besides, China has backed these Russian allegations against the United States. China, a permanent member of the Security Council and Russia, would seek explanation from the Pentagon regarding Biolabs in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, as the issue of biological laboratories in Ukraine rages, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a notification for Ukraine. It has ordered that Ukraine’s systems immediately eliminate the dangerous biological viruses in those laboratories.