The US rules out chemical attacks in Ukraine before the publication in Poland of a guide on catastrophes

The Pentagon says that Russia “has not achieved its strategic objectives” during the invasion of Ukraine

MADRID, 7 (EUROPE PRESS)

The United States rules out chemical attacks in Ukraine due to the publication by Poland of a guide for its citizens on how to act in the event of a humanitarian catastrophe due to the use of chemical and nuclear weapons in the country.

“We have not seen anything that indicates an imminent chemical attack inside Ukraine,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said, adding that he “fully respects” the Polish government’s decision to “inform and educate its population.”

This guide explains in a simple way how to prepare to act in a crisis situation – be it chemical or nuclear – and what to do, for example, in the event of air raid alarms, during an evacuation or when supplies run out, as well as know how to provide first aid or how to act in the event of a hostage taking.

“The ability to deal with emergency situations is an extremely important element in building a resilient society,” the Polish Government Security Center noted on the official website.

US President Joe Biden has stated that NATO will respond to a possible Russian chemical attack in Ukraine, although he has avoided pointing out the type of reaction it would trigger. “We will respond if you use them (chemical weapons), but the nature of the response will depend on the nature of the use,” he stated.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke along the same lines, warning that Russia is looking for a pretext to use chemical weapons in Ukraine, after pointing out the Kremlin’s “lies” about the development of biological laboratories in Ukraine.

At a press conference before the meeting of defense ministers, Stoltenberg indicated that Moscow could be planning a “false flag” attack to use chemical weapons in the neighboring country, after recalling the Russian history with the use of chemical agents against opponents. politicians and support for these practices in Syria.

“During this crisis they have tried to create false flag operations to intervene and now they accuse Ukraine of developing chemical weapons and we see the possibility that they are thinking of doing this,” he said about these possible Russian chemical attacks.

WITHOUT “STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES”

In another order of things, Kirby has highlighted that the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, “has not achieved any of his strategic objectives within Ukraine.” “It has not taken kyiv. It has not overthrown the government. It has not ended Ukraine as a nation state. It has only taken control of some population centers,” he noted, before recalling that “Mariupol has not been taken” and that Moscow “has withdrawn its forces from kyiv and Chernigov.”

“They have not taken Kharkov. They have not taken Mikolaiv,” he stressed, before emphasizing that “Ukrainians are fighting bravely for their country and have denied Putin many of his strategic objectives.” “They can win”, he has reviewed, while stressing that “Putin can end the war today” if he agrees to negotiate and achieve a peace agreement.

Thus, he pointed out that “it is impossible to know” when the war in Ukraine will end and has asked the Russian president to “do the right thing” and “feel in good faith with the Ukrainians, withdraw all troops and respect Ukraine’s sovereignty” .

“Obviously, he’s choosing a different path. He’s going to focus his efforts in the eastern part of the country, where he, his troops and his private military contractors have been under Ukrainian sovereignty for eight years. The fact that he’s going to focus on a A smaller geographic area certainly presents the potential for violence to continue,” he argued.

In this way, he has warned that the conflict “could even intensify in this area of ​​Ukraine.” “We hope that the Ukrainians will continue to fight in this area, which belongs to them and for which they have been fighting for eight years, which could extend the conflict beyond what anyone wants,” she said.

DRONE TRAINING

On the other hand, Kirby has highlighted that the United States has sent a hundred Switchblade drones, colloquially known as ‘kamikaze drones’, adding that “a little training is necessary” so that the Ukrainian forces can handle them in their operations.

“They have arrived at the beginning of the week,” Kirby detailed, stating that “there are discussions with the Ukrainian authorities about the future use of Switchblade drones.” “It’s not a system that Ukrainians typically use. It will take a bit of training,” he confirmed.

“It’s not a very complex system, it doesn’t require a lot of training,” he said, noting that “one can be properly trained on how to use a Switchblade drone in two days or so.” In this way, she has targeted “a very small number of soldiers who were already in the United States” and who would have received training in this regard.

Kirby has indicated that “they can now return, which they will soon, to train others in the Ukrainian Army.” “We will look at other suitable opportunities to provide further Switchblade training if necessary,” he concluded.