Fears of 'barbaric' chemical weapons attack on Ukraine as Russia demands UN security council meeting

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Russia would face a “dramatic increased response” from the West if Vladimir Putin uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, a Tory minister warned.Putin has summoned an United Nations Security Council emergency meeting on Friday to discuss what the Kremlin claims are “the military biological activities of the US on the territory of Ukraine”.

Kyiv and Washington have dismissed the claim from Russia that their forces have uncovered chemical weapon stores in eastern Ukraine, warning it could be Russia paving the way for a “false flag” attack before launching its own chemical weapons.

Technology Minister Chris Philp told Sky News: “Clearly, the use of chemical weapons, especially in an invasion where there are a very large number of civilians, would be an outrage against humanity. “I would say to anybody in Russia thinking about this - do not cross that line, do not inflict any more misery and suffering on the Ukrainian people."Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the “cynical, barbaric” Russian regime appeared to be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine as its forces continued to struggle to make the expected gains in the face of fierce resistance.He told Sky News: “The stuff which your are hearing about chemical weapons is straight out of the Russian playbook,”.“They start saying that there are chemical weapons that are being stored by their opponents or by the Americans, so that when they themselves deploy chemical weapons – as I fear they may – they have a sort of a maskirovka, a fake story, ready to go.”It comes as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) warned Russia could be re-posturing for a “renewed offensive” in Ukraine.“This will probably include operations against the capital Kyiv,” a MoD statement said.Earlier, the