🚨 Russia is escalating its controversial claims about U.S. bioweapons in Ukraine.
Today, a member of the Academy of Military Sciences -- Alexander Bartosh -- claimed America was developing *gene weapons* in Ukraine targeting Slavs. 🚨
Today, a member of the Academy of Military Sciences -- Alexander Bartosh -- claimed America was developing *gene weapons* in Ukraine targeting Slavs. 🚨
To be clear, I am NOT endorsing the theory that America was developing gene-weapons in Ukraine.
I am *reporting* on this messaging from Russia's national-security establishment.
What Bartosh says is believed by the Russian public, and affects their support for the war.
I am *reporting* on this messaging from Russia's national-security establishment.
What Bartosh says is believed by the Russian public, and affects their support for the war.
Bartosh claims that it's not a coincidence the U.S. was performing anti-slavic gene-weapons development in Ukraine.
He says the laboratories need to be located close to the targets of the gene weapons to replicate the necessary environmental and demographic conditions.
He says the laboratories need to be located close to the targets of the gene weapons to replicate the necessary environmental and demographic conditions.
He alleges that the development of U.S. gene weapons is ongoing in other parts of Eastern Europe.
Participating laboratories are allegedly located in Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Armenia.
He claims future lab leaks could kill the citizens of those countries.
Participating laboratories are allegedly located in Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Armenia.
He claims future lab leaks could kill the citizens of those countries.
Once again, I'm NOT endorsing these claims.
There are a number of implausible aspects, from my perspective.
Why would Ukraine would be complicit in the development of gene weapons that would kill its own slavic population?
There are a number of implausible aspects, from my perspective.
Why would Ukraine would be complicit in the development of gene weapons that would kill its own slavic population?
But we can't understand the motivations of Russia in Ukraine without analyzing its own internal messaging about the war.
These claims about anti-slavic bioweapons are a huge escalation in the rationale for the ongoing invasion.
They should be discussed and criticized.
These claims about anti-slavic bioweapons are a huge escalation in the rationale for the ongoing invasion.
They should be discussed and criticized.
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