SEOUL — North Korea accused the US on Sunday
of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing a Russian claim
dismissed by the UN in March.
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Moscow ally Pyongyang in February said US policy was
the “root cause of the Ukraine crisis”, and this month formally recognized two
self-proclaimed pro-Russian separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, prompting
Kyiv to cut diplomatic ties with North Korea.
Washington “set up many biological labs in tens of
countries and regions, including Ukraine, in disregard of the international
treaties”, the official Korean Central News Agency said Sunday, citing what it
said had been “detected” by Russia.
Moscow in March accused Washington of funding
research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine, which has
invaded by Russia nearly five months ago.
Washington and Kyiv denied the existence of
laboratories intended to produce biological weapons in Ukraine, with the US
saying the allegations were a sign that Moscow may use such tactics itself.
Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General of
Disarmament Affairs, also said in March that the UN “was not aware of any
biological weapons program in Ukraine”.
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