Russia's chemical weapons may get out of control if we do nothing (opens in new tab)

Chemical weapons are something the world formally banned a hundred years ago. Yet today, Ukraine's Defense Forces have already recorded around 13,000 cases of chemical agents used by the Russian forces on the front lines since the start of the full-scale war. And that number keeps growing. In April 2024, the U.S. State Department published a document directly accusing Russia of using chloropicrin against military personnel. International media reported on this as well. The Telegraph, in partic