U.S. Spy Chiefs Reject Russia’s Claims of Ukraine Bioweapons
- ‘False flag’ narratives on bio and nuclear weapons cited
- ‘One information war that I think Putin is losing’: Burns
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Ukraine isn’t developing biological or nuclear weapons, and Russia’s claims that it’s doing so is probably a false narrative pushed to cover up moves it may make in its war on its neighbor, U.S. spy chief Avril Haines told senators on Thursday.
“We do not assess that Ukraine is pursuing either biological weapons or nuclear weapons,” Haines, the director of national intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee during an annual hearing on global threats.