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EU To Formally Accuse Russia Of Using Chemical Weapons In Ukraine

The European Union is set to introduce a new sanctions package in May 2025 that will officially recognize and condemn Russia’s use of chemical agents, such as tear gas, in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine.
This action follows reports from the OPCW documenting the use of CS tear gas near villages in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during 2024 and is based on investigations requested by Ukraine.
The findings are based on analyses of environmental samples, military testimonies, and images of Russian-manufactured RG-Vo grenade casings, while Russia rejects the allegations despite claims from the US and Ukraine.
The EU plans to list about 70 new entities and individuals, including Russia’s Ministry of Defense Chemical Troops, along with approximately 140 ships, mainly tankers, as part of a broader 17th sanctions package.
These measures underscore the EU’s stance that using riot-control agents like CS gas as weapons violates the Chemical Weapons Convention and highlight calls for OPCW to provide timely attribution.

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EU envoys discuss sanctions related to Russia chemical weapons use

By Julia Payne

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Euromaidan Press

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EU prepares sanctions against Russia for using tear gas as weapon in Ukraine

The European Union is set to officially accuse Russia of using CS tear gas as a method of warfare in Ukraine, based on OPCW reports documenting attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast villages.

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For the first time, the European Union will formally accuse Russia of the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine

The Council of the European Union has prepared a new sanctions regulation in which Russia is officially accused for the first time of using CS tear gas on the front in Ukraine — as a method of warfare.

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Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty

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EU To Formally Accuse Russia Of Using Chemical Weapons In Ukraine

The Council of the European Union has prepared a new sanctions regulation that, for the first time, formally accuses Russia of using CS gas as a method of warfare on the front lines in Ukraine.

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DOCUMENT LCI - "We started to vomit": the chemical war of Russian troops in Ukraine

One year after seeing the use of disabling gas by Russian forces on the front, an LCI team returned to the scene. Attacks using chemical weapons intensified, with the use of more dangerous agents, such as chloropicrin. - LCI DOCUMENT - "We started to vomit": the chemical war of Russian troops in Ukraine (International).

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For the first time, the EU accused Russia of using tear gas in the war against Ukraine

This is reported by the investigative project “System” (together with “Current Time” and Radio Svoboda). The basis for the charges were the reports of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OZHZ), prepared at the request of Ukraine in November 2024 and February 2025. These documents record the facts of the use of CS gas near the villages of Maryivka and Illinka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Experts found traces of the chemical…

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