Washington, Feb 2: Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov on Wednesday denounced the US allegations of Russia’s alleged use of “chemical weapons” and its “multiple invasions” of other states. Antonov said in a press briefing that recent statements by US White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki are “fundamentally false” and “have no grounds”.
“The statement of the White House official representative is fundamentally false, aimed at demonizing Russia in the eyes of the US public and the world community,” Antonov stated. “The US has not backed up with any credible evidence its fantasies built on outright lies about the alleged use of chemical weapons by our country. “Let me remind you that the United States remains the only country that has not yet fulfilled its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and has not eliminated national chemical weapons arsenals,” he noted.
“The Russian Federation has completely destroyed its stocks of this type of weapons. “This fact has received international recognition,” said Antonov. “We are waiting for concrete actions from Washington to liberate the world from chemical warfare agents.”
He added: The accusations against our country of ‘invading’ other states also have no grounds. “Russia adheres to the principle of “non-interference” in the affairs of foreign countries and strictly follows international law – unlike the United States, whose modern history looks more like a chronology of US military operations in different parts of the globe. “Washington’s ‘bloody’ experiments on the ‘democratization’ of the world have brought nothing but chaos, instability and loss of lives. Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan are just some of the countries that have experienced the aggressiveness of the US foreign policy,” the Ambassador said. “We encourage our colleagues to look in the mirror more often before blaming or lecturing others,” he added.
