Russia-Ukraine war: India calls for ban on weapons for mass destruction at UN

India on Friday reiterated the want to put into effect organic and toxin guns conference in complete letter and spirit amid fears of the Russia-Ukraine war becoming a bio-chemical war.

“We have stated the current statements via way of means of States and wider statistics concerning organic sports referring to Ukraine. In this context, we would really like to underline the significance connected via way of means of India to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) as a key worldwide and non-discriminatory disarmament Convention, prohibiting a whole class of guns of mass destruction,” Tirumurti stated.

India’s worries emanate from Russian overseas ministry Maria Zakharova’s claims accusing Ukraine of walking chemical and organic labs with American support.

The US has out rightly rejected Moscow’s claims, calling it a ability fake flag. Repeating Washington’s function that Ukraine does now no longer have a organic guns software or such laboratories supported via way of means of the United States, Washington’s envoy to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated it turned into Russia that would use chemical or organic sellers in Ukraine.

“We surely wish the continuing direct negotiations among Russia and Ukraine might result in cessation of hostilities. There’s no different opportunity besides route of international relations and dialogue. The dire humanitarian state of affairs desires on the spot and pressing attention,” TS Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to UN, stated on the Security Council.