Russia has accused Ukraine of working on biological weapons, with the support of and the United States and Germany of providing support. These allegations are unfounded. There are no indications of such activities, which would be prohibited by the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Germany, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the United States are BWC states parties. NATO and Western countries have voiced concerns that Russia may use these allegations as pretext to employ chemical weapons in the war against Ukraine.
Author: Kathryn Nixdorff
Prof. Dr. Kathryn Nixdorff ist Professorin i.R. für Mikrobiologie und Genetik an der TU Darmstadt und beschäftigt sich seit mehr als 20 Jahren mit der Abrüstung biologischer Waffen, insbesondere mit der Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher und technologischer Entwicklungen in diesem Zusammenhang. // Prof Dr Kathryn Nixdorff is a retired professor for microbiology and genetics at the University of Darmstadt. She has been working on biological weapons disarmament issues for more than two decades, with a special focus on the role of scientific and technological developments in this context.
