{"id":1435524,"date":"2022-04-13T13:30:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435524"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:30:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:30:40","slug":"zelensky-says-russians-using-phosphorus-bombs-after-nazi-azovs-chemical-weapons-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-russians-using-phosphorus-bombs-after-nazi-azovs-chemical-weapons-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky Says Russians Using &#039;Phosphorus Bombs&#039; After Nazi Azovs&#039; Chemical Weapons Claim"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fzelensky-says-russians-using-phosphorus-bombs-after-nazi-azovs-chemical-weapons-claim%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=1435524&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--><p class=\"subheading\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told members of the Estonian Parliament on Wednesday that Russia had used \u201cphosphorus bombs\u201d against civilians in his country.<\/p>\n<p>While Zelensky had similarly mentioned use of phosphorus bombs in the past, the latest allegation follows claims by members of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment, a formal wing of the Ukrainian armed forces, this week that Ukrainian fighters had suffered an attack by an unknown chemical agent in Mariupol, a critical port city in the disputed Donbas region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>It also follows remarks by British officials that proven chemical weapons use in the ongoing war between the two countries would be an \u201cescalation\u201d that puts all options \u2013 presumably including further military intervention \u2013 \u201con the table\u201d against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky was addressing the parliament of Estonia on Wednesday as part of his campaign to galvanize support for Ukraine around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTens of thousands of people have already been killed in Ukrainian cities affected by Russian strikes. The Russian army uses all kinds of artillery, all kinds of missiles and air bombs against residential areas and civilian infrastructure,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/promova-prezidenta-ukrayini-volodimira-zelenskogo-v-rijgikog-74297\">said<\/a>, according to a transcript of his speech posted on the official website of the presidential office of Ukraine. \u201cIn particular, phosphorus bombs and other munitions prohibited by international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A majority of Americans believe that Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if Trump were still in office, according to a recent poll. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wT8aVqoQjG\">https:\/\/t.co\/wT8aVqoQjG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1497688077237641216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere in his remarks, Zelensky lamented that \u201cregional alliances, and above all NATO, have faced a difficult reality when no one can be 100-percent sure whether they will really protect their members in the event of a large-scale Russian attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOr in the event of an even worse attack \u2013 with the use of weapons of mass destruction,\u201d he continued. \u201cFor the first time in many years, the threat of Russia\u2019s use of chemical or even nuclear weapons has to be taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky did not specify where or how Russia allegedly used phosphorus bombs in Ukraine, nor did he provide any evidence for this accusation. The Ukrainian president has in the past, including in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2022\/03\/16\/zelensky-to-congress-replace-nato-with-24-hour-war-response-alliance\/\">address<\/a> to the American Congress, supplemented his speeches to international lawmakers with videos showing evidence of alleged Russian human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>The use of white phosphorus in general in warfare is not illegal \u2013 it only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfareblog.com\/jus-bello-white-phosphorus-getting-law-correct\">becomes<\/a> a tool of a war crime when used explicitly to ensure that a bomb causes more severe burns or when targeting civilians.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhite phosphorus munitions can be used on battlefields to make smoke screens, generate illumination, mark targets or burn bunkers and buildings,\u201d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-afghanistan-phosphorus-facts-sb\/factbox-key-facts-about-white-phosphorus-munitions-idUSTRE5471T620090508\">explained<\/a> in 2009. \u201cBecause it has legal uses, white phosphorus is not banned as a chemical weapon under international conventions. But some U.S. military training manuals say its use against people is banned.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Czech Republic has reportedly become the first NATO member state to send tanks to Ukraine in an apparent escalation between the West and Russia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4bGItmY2Mt\">https:\/\/t.co\/4bGItmY2Mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1511766154594897929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Zelensky first <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/599553-zelensky-accuses-russia-of-using-phosphorus-bombs\/\">accused<\/a> Russian fighters of using phosphorus bombs against civilians in late March, claiming that \u201cchildren were killed\u201d as a result during a discussion with NATO leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Accusations of chemical weapons use escalated this week, however, after\u00a0Andriy Biletsky, the head of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/04\/12\/ukraines-neo-nazi-azov-fighters-accuse-russia-of-chemical-weapons-attack\/\">claimed<\/a> that his fighters endured an attack using unknown toxins in Mariupol. Mariupol is now the center of the most intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine; both sides have accused each other of human rights abuses there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout an hour ago, the Russian occupation forces used a poisonous substance of unknown origin against the Ukrainian military and civilians in the city of Mariupol, which was dropped from an enemy UAV,\u201d the state-run Ukrinform quoted Biletsky as saying on the communications application Telegram.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it was \u201cverifying\u201d the attack and that \u201cphosphorus munitions could have been used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Azov fighters allegedly updated on Teusday that the victims of the attack were in \u201crelatively satisfactory condition\u201d and identified one of the alleged victims as an \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3455486-chemical-attack-on-mariupol-azov-reports-on-condition-of-those-affected.html\">elderly woman<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, we know that the enemy has used poisonous substances or potent poisonous substances, mostly causing suffocation,\u201d a statement from the Azov Regiment alleged. \u201cDue to the blockade, it is impossible to conduct their toxicological analysis. Meanwhile, the main task is to monitor the condition of personnel and the possible effects of poisoning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Azov Regiment openly uses Nazi symbols and many of its fighters sport white supremacist tattoos. Members of the militia have participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2020\/10\/14\/global\/nationalist-marchers-in-kyiv-protest-occupation-of-ukraine-by-jewish-clan\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/euromaidanpress.com\/2019\/10\/15\/steinmeier-formula-protest-continue-as-12000-march-in-kyiv-ukraine\/\">protests<\/a> against Zelensky specifically condemning him for being Jewish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20643284\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1150157674-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20643284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1150157674-1-1024x691-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"668\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Servicemen of the \u201cAzov\u201d regiment and Ukrainian National Guard (NGU) march through the city of Mariupol on June 15, 2019. (EVGENIYA MAKSYMOVA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The administration of President Joe Biden has expressed \u201cconcern\u201d over chemical weapons accusations but has insisted it has no evidence to confirm the claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are concerned, as we\u2019ve said before, that Russia may seek to resort to chemical weapons. We\u2019re concerned on the basis of a few elements,\u201d State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday. \u201cWe know that Russia has a track record. Russia has used these agents against its own people on Russian soil, on European soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia is engaging in the practice of projection, projecting onto \u2013 whether it\u2019s Ukraine, whether it\u2019s the United States \u2013 what they themselves may be planning to do in terms of the false lies that there are active chemical weapons programs on Ukrainian soil,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/briefings\/department-press-briefing-april-12-2022\/\">continued<\/a>, \u201cor that the United States is somehow involved in any chemical weapons program on Ukrainian soil \u2013 both outright lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Price was referencing Russia\u2019s repeated accusations that Ukrainian troops, not Russians, are using chemical weapons to stage attacks. He <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/world\/2022\/04\/12\/US-unable-to-confirm-Russia-s-use-of-chemical-weapons-in-Ukraine-Pentagon\">asserted<\/a> that Washington was \u201cnot in a position to confirm\u201d reports about chemical weapons use in Mariupol.<\/p>\n<p>Russian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1436945\">announced<\/a> on Wednesday that they had launched an investigation into \u201cpossible use of toxic substances by Ukrainian servicemen using unmanned aerial vehicles,\u201d a claim mirroring the Azov allegation against Russian forces. The Russian news agency Tass claimed that the investigation would also focus on \u201cthe operations of American biological laboratories in Ukraine,\u201d elaborating on a Russian government claim that America was developing chemical weapons in the country to be used against Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to existing information, Russian servicemen discovered the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with containers for liquids and dispersers at a military base abandoned by the Ukrainian armed forces,\u201d Tass claimed. \u201cThese UAVs could have been used to spread toxic chemicals targeting civilians as well as the Russian military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Russian embassy in Washington also issued a statement condemning Price efor alleged \u201cprovocative statements,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1436827\">insisting<\/a> that Russia\u2019s soldiers \u201cdo not and cannot have chemical warfare agents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649767167560000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3rbnC08FjOcPT_hOd2u8h5\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649767167560000&#038;usg=AOvVaw29eMJmL6xeLuvpNTZcl2Q_\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told members of the Estonian Parliament on Wednesday that Russia had used \u201cphosphorus bombs\u201d against civilians in his country. 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