Russia May Use Chemical and Biological Weapons in Ukraine, US President Biden Says - BBC News

Mar 22, 2022 • US President Biden believes Russia's Vladimir Putin's "back is against the wall", warning he may use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine.

Mr Biden also said that intelligence indicated a growing Russian cyber threat to the US. He said Russia was "exploring" cyber attack, but the US would use "every tool" to prevent and respond to such a move.

Mr Biden suggested Moscow could act in retaliation for sanctions imposed on it after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

France: There Is a Risk of Chemical or Biological Attack, Says Valls

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned the French public of the possibility of attacks from "chemical or biological weapons" as he addressed the French parliamentary in Paris, Thursday.

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Paris Attacks: Isis 'Chemical Weapons' Warning Issued by French PM Manuel Valls

THE INDEPENDENT: Valls urges French parliament to extend its state of emergency

The Isis militant group could arm itself with biological and chemical weapons in future terror attacks on Europe, the French prime minister has warned.

Manuel Valls said France faced a serious threat from associates linked to the gunmen and bombers who launched attacks across Paris last Friday, killing 129.

"We must not rule anything out," he said. "I say it with all the precautions needed. But we know and bear in mind that there is also a risk of chemical or bacteriological weapons."

Mr Valls presented a bill to the French parliament that would extend the country's state of emergency for another three months. It will then go to the upper house on Friday. » | Adam Withnall | Thursday, November 19, 2015

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Intel Chief Warns Syria's Militants Want To Attack US

There are chinks of daylight breaking through in Syria peace talks. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said negotiations between the government and opposition are finally seeing some progress. But at the same time, Washington says it's worried about new threats emerging from Syria, with terrorism being only one of them. The US national intelligence chief warned Damascus is still capable of producing biological weapons - despite the current process of disarmament. RT's Marina Portnaya has the details.