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For: The Opinion Updated 12 Apr 2022, 18: 21 pm EDT
The Undersecretary of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, James Heappey, pointed out that have studied all possible options if confirms that Russia used chemical weapons against Ukraine.
“Absolutely all options are on the table”, were the words of the undersecretary during an interview he offered for the LBC news, in relation to the use of chemical weapons against Mariúpol.
James Heappey also regretted the images that the invasion has left in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities where hundreds of civilians have died at the hands of Russian forces.
“If chemical weapons have been used, that is a very important time for our prime minister and other heads of government around the world to consider how we would respond to that,” Heappey told the BBC. .
The UK government has said it is working with allies to verify the information provided by the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelensky, in relation to the fact that a Russian drone had flown over the city of Mariupol and dropped chemicals toxic.
Reports that Russian forces may have used chemical agents in an attack on the people of Mariupol. We are working urgently with partners to verify details.
Any use of such weapons would be a callous escalation in this conflict and we will hold Putin and his regime to account.
— Liz Truss (@trussliz) April 11,
The secretary of UK Foreign Relations, Liz Truss, also reacting on the same issue and “holding Putin and his regime to account” if reports that Russian troops used chemical weapons in their latest attack on Mariupol are verified.
“That Russian forces may have used chemical agents in an attack against the people of Mariupol. We are urgently working with partners to verify the details”, wrote Liz Truss through her social networks.
Likewise, she pointed out in the post: “Any use of such weapons would be a callous escalation in this conflict and we will hold Putin and his regime to account.”
The city government of Mariupol are waiting for official information from the Ukrainian army to confirm the use of toxic weapons on the population
, after verifying that three people from this place had died from chemical poisoning during the confrontation.
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