Ukraine fully trusts the results of in-depth research of Navalny's biological samples carried out by the Bundeswehr laboratory, as well as independent studies by French and Swedish labs.
Ukraine urges the international community to "maintain coordinated pressure on the Russian Federation," given the high probability of its government's involvement in the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Ukraine says it is concerned about the German government's statement on the results of the tests of Navalny's biological samples. This may indicate the involvement of the Russian government in unlawful acts with the use of a chemical warfare agent from the Novichok group in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a commentary.
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Ukraine reaffirms its firm position that "the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances is a flagrant violation of international law and should be severely condemned."
"Those responsible for such a gross violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention must be punished," the commentary says.
Given the high likelihood of the Russian Federation's involvement in the poisoning, Ukraine appeals to the international community to continue coordinated pressure on the Russian Federation so that it ceases to threaten world security and violate international law through aggression against own citizens and other states.
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