EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Bodies of the commander of Russian armed forces’ chemical, biological and radiation defence troops, Igor Kirillov, (top) and his assistant are seen at the blast scene outside a residential building on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow on December 17, 2024. Agence France-Presse
twin spin slotWASHINGTON — The United States said Tuesday it was not involved in the killing of a senior Russian army officer in an operation claimed by Ukraine, but denounced his “atrocities.”
“I can tell you that the United States was not aware of it in advance and was not involved,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said of the killing of Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division.
Article continues after this advertisementBut Miller pointed to earlier US assessments that Kirillov — the senior-most Russian military figure assassinated since Moscow invaded Ukraine — had ordered the use of riot control agents on the battlefield in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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“He was a general who was involved in a number of atrocities. He was involved in the use of chemical weapons against (the) Ukrainian military,” Miller said.
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Article continues after this advertisementRussian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine’s Western allies of being “accomplices” to the brazen assassination in Moscow.
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A US official, speaking earlier on condition of anonymity, said that the United States “was not aware of the operation in advance and we do not support or enable these kinds of activities.”
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