In Britain, it is suggested that Washington has reasons not to draw attention to Russia's use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.
The painful symptoms of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian delegates in talks with Russia are caused by “environmental” factors, not poisoning, Reuters reports, citing US intelligence sources.
Journalists from the Wall Street Journal and Bellingcat investigators suggested that the deteriorating health of the negotiators on the Ukrainian side after the meeting in Kiev could be a sign of poisoning.
However, the American representative said on condition of anonymity that “those who are highly informed have the right to assume that environmental factors are to blame for everything.”
“That is, it is not poisoning,” the interlocutor told reporters, without going into further details.
According to the BBC, the United States does not want to draw attention to this story and to Russia's use of chemical weapons in Ukraine , as this could push them to retaliate, which Washington is extremely reluctant to take.
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Bellingcat investigator Hristo Grozev believes that the purpose of poisoning members of the Ukrainian delegation in talks with Russia was not a murder , but a warning. For example, in order to disrupt negotiations in which Abramovich participates as a useful mediator. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky even asked his American counterpart Joe Biden not to impose sanctions on the Russian billionaire.
Watch the special topic: WSJ: Beware of a false peace in Ukraine Georgia, Moldova and Azerbaijan, which have been suffering from Russian coercion for years, may be a reservation. “The goal was not to kill, but to warn,” Grozev said of possible poisoning of delegates in Ukraine-Russia talks Journalists believe the poisoning could have been staged by the Kremlin, which wants to disrupt the talks. Bellingcat: Three delegates at the talks between Ukraine and Russia could be poisoned with chemical weapons This is the talks that took place on the night of 3 to 4 March 2022. Moscow said why they do not consider it necessary to hold talks between Zelensky and Putin in the near future. It is obvious that they are still waiting for their army to succeed on the battlefield, which would improve the negotiating position of the aggressor. A new round of talks between Ukraine and Russia will take place in Istanbul Negotiations will continue on March 29 and 30.
