U.S. Slams China for Pushing Russia’s ‘Preposterous’ Lab Theory
- Claims recall past disinformation by Moscow, White House says
- U.S., Ukraine have cooperated to clean up chemical facilities
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Washington criticized China and Russia for promoting a conspiracy theory that the U.S. military runs biolabs in Ukraine, escalating a dispute over attempts at misleading the public over the war in Europe.
“We took note of Russia’s false claims about alleged U.S. biological weapons labs and chemical weapons development in Ukraine,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Thursday. “We’ve also seen Chinese officials echo these conspiracy theories.”