Russia says it can prove US development of Novichok gas

Russia has documents indicating that the US was developing Novichok gas, said RIA News Igor Rybalchenko, head of the laboratory for chemical and analytical control at the Ministry of Defense Scientific Center.

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According to him, back in 1998, domestic experts discovered in the spectral library of the United States National Bureau of Standards information about an organophosphorus substance that had a “strong lethal effect.”

“Now it turns out that, judging by the name of this substance, it was exactly the same Novichok, A234,” Rybalchenko said in the “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” program on the Russia-1 channel.

He noted that the compound was entered into the database by employees of the Center for Chemical Research and Development of the US Army. Rybalchenko submitted the relevant documents in the studio.

“The most interesting detail in this story: in the next versions of the database - they usually only expand, are replenished all the time, more and more substances - we did not find this entry,” said the specialist, emphasizing that he cannot explain where it went .

The scientist also believes that the formulas published in the book by chemist Vil Mirzayanov, who emigrated to the United States, will make it possible to synthesize such a compound “in any prepared laboratory.”

Incident in Salisbury

Recall, the former GRU officer Sergey Skripal and his daughter Julia were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury March 4. They were taken to the hospital in critical condition, they are still in a coma, doctors estimate their condition as consistently severe. The police found that they were poisoned nerve agent. About 20 people were poisoned, including the policeman who first visited the scene and the house of Skripal. On the fact of poisoning a case of attempted murder.

In Russia, Skripal was convicted in 2006 for spying for British intelligence. In 2010, he was exchanged for Russian intelligence agents uncovered in the United States.

After investigating, Britain came to the conclusion that the nerve agent of the new generation of the group called “Rookie” was used for poisoning. Since no country other than Russia had access to this substance, London declared that Russia was most likely responsible for the attempt. Prime Minister Teresa May ultimately demanded an explanation from Moscow.

The Russian authorities rejected the suspicion of involvement in the crime and refused to respond to the ultimatum, demanding to provide official information about the case.

In response to this Britain announces expulsion of Russian diplomats from 23which, according to London, are working for Russian intelligence.

For its part, the Foreign Ministry announced that the employee of the British embassy was persona non grata 23, withdrew his consent to the opening of the consulate general in St. Petersburg, and also announced the termination of the British Council’s activities.

At the same time, Sergei Lavrov has repeatedly emphasized that Moscow is ready to cooperate with Great Britain in the “Skripal case” if London follows all the necessary procedures prescribed in the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia's accusation of involvement in the violinist’s poisoning is nonsense, since no one would have allowed himself to do this, especially on the eve of the presidential elections and holding the World Cup. The President stressed that Russia does not have chemical weapons - it was destroyed under the control of international observers.

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