Ukraine war: Russia accused of using UN council for ‘disinformation’

US and European nations have accused Russia of using the UN Security Council to promote disinformation about the US funding biological weapons in Ukraine.

Moscow’s claim was dismissed as “nonsense”, but there are fears that it will be used as yet another pretext by Russia to justify its own use of chemical weapons.

Warning: This report contains images of the aftermath of a chemical attack in Syria that some viewers might find upsetting.