Pentagon denies Russian allegations that US firms are sending 'chemical components' into Ukraine
The Pentagon has flatly denied Russian allegations that private American security firms are sending chemicals into Ukraine.
On Tuesday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that US companies delivered “tanks with unidentified chemical components” to war-torn Eastern Ukraine to “commit provocations,” according to Russian state media.
When asked about Moscow’s comments, US Defence Department spokesman John Kirby said Shoigu’s accusation was “completely false”.
Shoigu also alleged that 120 employees of American firms are operating in two Ukrainian villages, training troops and setting up firing positions in residential buildings and different facilities.
An alleged buildup of Russian troops along its border with Ukraine earlier this month s
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