Invasion de l'Ukraine - Les Etats-Unis accusent la Russie d'avoir usé d'un agent chimique en Ukraine

Les Etats-Unis accusent la Russie d’avoir eu recours à un agent chimique, la chloropicrine, contre les forces ukrainiennes, en violation de la Convention sur l’interdiction des armes chimiques (CIAC), selon un communiqué mercredi du département d’Etat.

En outre, la Russie se sert d’agents anti-émeutes comme “méthode de guerre en Ukraine, également en violation de la convention”, ajoute la diplomatie américaine dans ce texte.

“L’utilisation de ces produits chimiques n’est pas un incident isolé et est probablement motivée par le désir des forces russes de déloger les forces ukrainiennes de positions fortifiées et de réaliser des avancées tactiques sur le champ de bataille”, écrit le département d’Etat.

“Le mépris permanent de la Russie pour ses obligations au titre de la CIAC s’inscrit dans la même logique que les opérations d’empoisonnement d’Alexeï Navalny et de Sergueï et Ioulia Skripal avec des agents neurotoxiques de type Novichok”, poursuit le département d’Etat.

Alexeï Navalny, ancien opposant au président russe Vladimir Poutine, décédé le 16 février, avait été victime d’un grave empoisonnement qu’il avait attribué au Kremlin,

L’ancien agent double russe Sergueï Skripal et sa fille Ioulia Skripal avaient été empoisonnés en Angleterre en 2018.

La Russie a déclaré ne plus posséder d’arsenal chimique militaire, mais le pays fait face à des pressions pour plus de transparence sur l’utilisation d’armes toxiques dont il est accusé.

Selon les Instituts nationaux de la santé (NIH), la chloropicrine est un produit chimique qui a été utilisé comme agent de guerre et comme pesticide et qui, en cas d’inhalation, présente un risque pour la santé.

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