BirdsMOSCOW, Mar 12The United States could use birds as a means of bringing dangerous diseases to Russia, for this, under the leadership of the Americans, relevant studies were conducted in Ukraine, microbiologist, former member of the UN Commission on Biological and Chemical Weapons Igor Nikulin told RIA Novosti. As can be seen from the documents released by the Russian Defense Ministry , in Ukraine, studies were underway on the avian influenza virus, including its H5N1 strain, which is considered the most dangerous in terms of acquiring new properties that can cause a worldwide pandemic, Nikulin noted. It is also necessary to pay attention to the fact that, as the Russian military department reported, work was underway in Ukraine to enhance the pathogenic properties of microbes, the expert added. so that they fly to the territory of a potential enemy, which is the Russian Federation for the United States,» Nikulin said. With the participation of Ukrainian laboratories, within the framework of the military biological programs of the United States and its allies in the NATO bloc, a project was created to transfer diseases using birds, including species of birds whose flight routes pass over Russia, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops (RCBZ) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, said earlier at a briefing. This project was one of the most reckless and irresponsible, as it does not allow to control the further development of the situation, Kirillov pointed out. Ukrainian specialists, with US support, tracked the flight range of migratory birds capable of carrying infections to Russia, follows from documents released by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russian Ministry of Defense previously held a presentation from which it follows that the United States spent more than $ 200 million on the work of biological laboratories in Ukraine , who participated in the American military biological program and dealt, in particular, with the causative agents of plague and anthrax. A network of more than 30 biological laboratories was formed on the territory of Ukraine, working in the interests of the Pentagon, said Igor Kirillov. Everything for the continuation of the US military biological program has already been removed from Ukraine after the start of the Russian special military operation, he said. In connection with the facts of US military biological activities in Ukraine, the Russian Federation does not exclude the launch of a consultation mechanism under the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons (BTWC) , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhao Liqian, commenting on information about US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine, urged the United States to clarify its biological militarization activities at home and abroad.
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