Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased the threat from weapons of mass destruction including chemical munitions, the head of the world's toxic arms watchdog said on Monday.
A residential building in in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine is seen damaged by a Russian missile strike on September 24, 2022. REUTERS/ Stringer
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine, its chief Fernando Arias told the regulator's annual meeting. "It has exacerbated existing tensions to a point where unity of the international community on common global challenges related to international security and peace cannot be presumed."
Threats and allegations about the possible use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons have been traded since the war in Ukraine began in February, but with no evidence they have been deployed.
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