If there weren’t enough things already in the basket regarding the Russian attack on Ukraine — from the danger of nuclear blackmail to the war contributing to the price of oil skyrocketing, in addition to the thousands dead and the carnage being wreaked upon Ukraine — now add another.
Victoria Nuland, Joe Biden’s Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, was testifying before the Senate on Tuesday about Ukraine.
When Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asked her an important question, I’m not sure he expected the answer that he got from her. Rubio asked her whether Ukraine had chemical and biological weapons. Rubio was intrigued and concerned by her answer.
According to Victoria Nuland (Undersecretary of State), Ukraine is equipped with “biological research capabilities”. Sen Rubio was asked if Ukraine has chemical or biological weapons. She said she fears Russia could get them. However, she insists she is 100% certain that Russia will be the target of any biological attack. pic.twitter.com/uo3dHDMfAS
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 8, 2022
Nuland said Ukraine has “biological research facilities.” She said that the U.S. was “quite concerned” that Russian troops might be seeking to “gain control of” these facilities. She said that the U.S. was working with the Ukrainians to make sure none of those “research materials” would fall into the hands of the Russians.
Rubio then mentioned that Russia was already putting out propaganda about a plot by the Ukrainians to release biological weapons in the country with NATO’s coordination. When he asked Rubio if he had doubts about Russia’s release of biological weapons, she said that there wasn’t.
So, a few observations: She didn’t respond “no” to the question of are there any chemical or biological weapons, she answered there were these facilities. Then she said they were working to make sure these “research materials” wouldn’t fall into the hands of the Russians and she was concerned about that. What is the point of being so worried if it’s benign? How did the material get into these labs? What is it that the U.S. did to make this possible? Did the U.S. have any connection with these labs? These questions need to be clarified. If they’re concerned that the Russians will get it, then why do they discuss this openly and not in classified settings?
Now, Nuland’s testimony just gave ammunition to all kinds of conspiracy theories and steam to the Russian propaganda. So if the point was not to do that — if they thought they were trying to clarify there was nothing problematic here, they failed badly, Russia is already using her testimony.
Rubio seemed to think he was going to clean it up. But, I felt more worried about the possibility of Rubio releasing some sort of substance. They are speculating about what will happen. He is trying to hide something. Again, more questions.
It is worth noting that Nuland was prominently mentioned in Ukraine in 2014. This happened in an infamy phone conversation about who the Obama Administration should promote for leadership in Ukraine. Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary was asked this question in 2014. She was State Department spokesperson.
Unknown person leaked a 2014 private telephone call from Victoria Nuland. The video is still available on Youtube. You can hear her describe the plans of our government for Ukraine following the coup. She speaks about the people she was putting in charge of Ukraine, Biden’s roles, and then says, “F the EU.”
Psaki was questioned about the matter in 2014. pic.twitter.com/LWdYst6qCP
— Maze (@mazemoore) March 7, 2022
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