{"id":6789,"date":"2023-03-03T02:17:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=6789"},"modified":"2023-03-03T02:17:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:17:10","slug":"russias-health-watchdog-risk-of-new-pathogens-spreading-from-us-biolabs-threatens-entire-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=6789","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#8217;s Health Watchdog: Risk of New Pathogens Spreading From US Biolabs Threatens Entire Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US-funded biolabs&nbsp;pose a risk for the entire population of the planet associated with the potential spread of newly developed pathogens, Anna Popova, head of Russia&#8217;s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) agency, has stated.<br \/>\nCountries in which such laboratories appear are at risk of losing or may have already lost their biological sovereignty, having no knowledge of what is happening inside these labs, Popova said.<br \/>\nThe Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has been releasing batches of information pertaining to the Pentagon&#8217;s biological programs in Ukraine, obtained in the course of Moscow&#8217;s&nbsp;special military operation that was launched on February 24, 2022.<br \/>\nAccording to information cited by Russia&#8217;s MoD, the United States funneled over $200 million into its biolabs on Ukrainian soil, allegedly using them as an inherent part of the American military&nbsp;biological program.<br \/>\nBack in March 2022, as more and more information surfaced pertaining to the biolabs, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland admitted that Ukraine has biological research facilities and that the US government had been concerned that &#8220;materials&#8221; from these facilities could fall into the hands of the Russian military during their operation in Ukraine.<br \/>\nIn June of the same year, the Pentagon&nbsp;stated&nbsp;that over the last 20 years, the US had &#8220;worked collaboratively to improve Ukraine\u2019s biological safety, security, and disease surveillance for both human and animal health,&nbsp;providing support to 46 peaceful Ukrainian laboratories, health facilities, and disease diagnostic sites.&#8221;<br \/>\nHowever, according to the Russian Federal Assembly\u2019s commission set up to investigate the activities of US-sponsored biological laboratories abroad, there are currently about 400 such&nbsp;dual-purpose research facilities. Just recently, Russia&#8217;s Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense (RCB) Troops revealed that in 2022 the US evacuated Ukrainian specialists working on bioweapons to western countries, including the US, Canada and throughout the European Union. The relocation was undertaken, in part, to prevent Russia from obtaining more information about activities by Ukrainian and US specialists that may be in contravention of international obligations and treaty norms.<\/p>\n<p>Sputniknews<\/p>\n<p>Tags\uff1aBiolabs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US-funded biolabs&nbsp;pose a risk for the entire population of the planet associated with the potential spread of newly developed pathogens, Anna Popova, head of Russia&#8217;s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) agency, has stated. 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