Pentagon. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 13 The U.S. sees no signs of an «imminent» threat of a chemical or biological attack in Ukraine, but is closely monitoring it, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. U.S. officials have previously said Russia allegedly may use poisonous agents as part of a «false flag» operation, but did not provide any evidence. «We do not go into intelligence estimates here. We continue to monitor this very, very closely. It is typical for the Russians to accuse you of being themselves plan to do. Again, we have not seen anything that would indicate the imminence of a chemical or biological attack now,» Kirby said in an interview with ABC. Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that Ukrainian nationalists could be preparing a provocation using poisonous substances and attribute their actions to Russian forces. According to Konashenkov, on the night of March 9, Ukrainian nationalists brought about 80 tons of ammonia to the village of Zolochiv northwest of Kharkov. As Konashenkov noted, according to the residents who left Zolochiv, the nationalists teach them how to act correctly in case of a chemical attack. for China if it tries to help Russia
