{"id":1366016,"date":"2022-03-09T07:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366016"},"modified":"2022-03-09T07:26:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:26:19","slug":"victoria-nuland-says-u-s-is-protecting-biological-research-facilities-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victoria-nuland-says-u-s-is-protecting-biological-research-facilities-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Nuland Says U.S. Is Protecting \u201cBiological Research Facilities\u201d in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvictoria-nuland-says-u-s-is-protecting-biological-research-facilities-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p>The <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\">State Department<\/a> is concerned that <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\">Russian<\/a> forces are trying to gain control of &#8220;biological research facilities&#8221; within <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-relations-committee\">Senate Foreign Relations Committee<\/a> on Tuesday that the United States is &#8220;now quite concerned Russian troops &#8230; may be seeking to gain control of [the facilities], so we are working with the Ukrainians on how they can prevent any of those research materials from falling into the hands of Russian forces should they approach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/140-000-ukrainians-living-outside-the-country-return-to-fight-russia\">140,000 UKRAINIANS LIVING OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY RETURN TO FIGHT RUSSIA<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Her admission came after Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio asked her if Ukraine has \u201cchemical or biological weapons.&#8221; Following her response, the senator claimed there was a Russian plan putting out disinformation that they \u201cuncovered a plot by Ukrainians to release biological weapons in the country and with NATO\u2019s coordination.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Should such an attack occur in Ukraine, Nuland said there\u2019s \u201cno doubt in my mind\u201d that Russia would be behind it and called the planned move a \u201cclassic Russian technique to blame on the other guy what they\u2019re planning to do themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither the State Department nor the Pentagon responded to requests for more information about these facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Already during the fighting, Russian forces converged on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine. A Russian projectile hit the plant, situated in the southeastern part of the country, early Friday morning, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/fire-ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-zaporizhzhya-extinguished\">igniting a localized fire<\/a> that resulted in widespread concern of a radiological disaster, though those fears never materialized.<\/p>\n<p>Russian forces control the plant and have also overrun the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/140-000-ukrainians-living-outside-the-country-return-to-fight-russia\">140,000 UKRAINIANS LIVING OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY RETURN TO FIGHT RUSSIA<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/pressreleases\/update-15-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine\">update<\/a>, the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed concern about workers who have been held against their will working for days on end at these facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m deeply concerned about the difficult and stressful situation facing staff at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and the potential risks this entails for nuclear safety. I call on the forces in effective control of the site to urgently facilitate the safe rotation of personnel there,\u201d IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department is concerned that Russian forces are trying to gain control of &#8220;biological research facilities&#8221; within Ukraine. 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