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Russian accusations that Kyiv has biological and chemical weapons are false and illustrate that Vladimir Putin is considering using them himself in his war against Ukraine, the US President said.

Joe Biden said the Russian President's "back is against the wall".

"And now he's talking about new false flags he's setting up, including asserting that we in America have biological as well as chemical weapons in Europe - simply not true," Mr Biden said at a Business Roundtable event.

"They are also suggesting that Ukraine has biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine. That's a clear sign he's considering using both of those."

The remarks echoed prior comments by officials in Washington and allied countries, who have accused Russia of spreading an unproven claim that Ukraine had a biological weapons program as a possible prelude to potentially launching its own biological or chemical attacks.

Russia's defence ministry has accused Kyiv - without providing evidence - of planning a chemical attack against its own people in order to accuse Moscow of using chemical weapons in the invasion of Ukraine.

Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/22/ukraine-war-russia-news-putin-kyiv-latest-zelensky-live/

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