<p>The United States is planning a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The ministry cited former US ambassador to Russia John Sullivan as saying that "Russian troops plan to use chemical weapons in the special military operation area."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/us-warns-china-against-providing-lethal-aid-for-russias-war-in-ukraine-1195474.html" target="_blank">US warns China against providing lethal aid for Russia's war in Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>"We regard this information as the intention of the United States and their accomplices to carry out a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals," Igor Kirillov, chief of the radiation, chemical and biological defence troops of Russia's armed forces said during a briefing.</p>.<p>He said that Russia "will identify and punish the true culprits."</p>
<p>The United States is planning a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The ministry cited former US ambassador to Russia John Sullivan as saying that "Russian troops plan to use chemical weapons in the special military operation area."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/us-warns-china-against-providing-lethal-aid-for-russias-war-in-ukraine-1195474.html" target="_blank">US warns China against providing lethal aid for Russia's war in Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>"We regard this information as the intention of the United States and their accomplices to carry out a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals," Igor Kirillov, chief of the radiation, chemical and biological defence troops of Russia's armed forces said during a briefing.</p>.<p>He said that Russia "will identify and punish the true culprits."</p>