Russian Defence Ministry: US acknowledged exports of samples of pathogenic strains and biomaterial of citizens from Ukraine

At a meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction in Geneva, the United States said it had exported samples of pathogenic strains and biomaterials of citizens from Ukraine – as stated by the Head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, TASS reports

“The explanations of the US and Ukraine regarding exports of strains and biomaterials of Ukrainian citizens and compliance with ethical standards when conducting research on military personnel, low-income citizens and one of the most vulnerable categories of the population – patients of psychiatric hospitals – looked extremely unconvincing,” Mr. Kirillov said.

According to the Lieutenant General, when discussing this issue, the US delegation acknowledged these facts, emphasising that the transfer of samples of pathogenic biomaterials to the United States was quite rare.