of kinzhal is highly unlikely to materially affect the outcome of russia s campaign in ukraine. as we ve been hearing, the us says there are clear signs vladimir putin may be preparing to use chemical and biological weapons in ukraine. hamish de bretton gordon is a chemical and biological weapons expert. he says from president putin s experience in syria, he knows that using these weapons is a way to break sieges and force civilians to surrender more quickly. the russian playbook from syria we ve seen unfold the attacking hospitals, attacking schools, attacking civilians, because putin wants the civilians to surrender, and breaking their morals is the easiest way to do it. we have seen that in syria. because we have had red lines about the use of chemical weapons. president obama s red line in august 2013 disappeared in a puff of smoke and we did nothing. so i think putin does not think the west will react, and he s in desperate straits.
and breaking their morals is the easiest way to do it. we have seen that in syria. because we have had red lines about the use of chemical weapons. president 0bama s red line in august 2013 disappeared in a puff of smoke and we did nothing. so i think putin does not think the west will react, and he s in desperate straits. he either retreats back to moscow and, you know, the end of putin, or he does something demonstrative. but what i m doing at the moment, i have been training civilians in ukraine for the last three weeks on how to survive these dreadful chemical and biological attacks. we learnt a lot in syria and thousands of people whose lives were saved, and i am publishing a free book online today which is how to survive a chemical and biological attack, and i will send you guys the link as soon as it is up. if putin knows that the chemical weapons are not going to be
bring this outlast night, and that s bring this out last night, and that s because the russian ministry of defence has been circulating a number of defence has been circulating a number of of defence has been circulating a number of documents around saying they have number of documents around saying they have physical proof of a us and ukrainian they have physical proof of a us and ukrainian programme for chemical and volatile ukrainian programme for chemical and volatile weapons being used inside ukraine volatile weapons being used inside ukraine and development you being used inside ukraine. i ve seen the documents, used inside ukraine. i ve seen the documents, and i ve seen translation of the documents, and i ve seen translation of the documents, they say no such thing of the documents, they say no such thing but of the documents, they say no such thing but it of the documents, they say no such thing. but it is right and proper that the thing. but it is right an
if russia is going to deploy some chemical weapons, these must be hidden weapons. this is strictly forbidden by the commission. a nonmember country of that can develop stock or use chemical weapons. this is a violation, this would be a violation of the commission. riff would be a violation of the commission. would be a violation of the commission. , , commission. of course, we saw chemical weapons commission. of course, we saw chemical weapons used - commission. of course, we saw chemical weapons used in - commission. of course, we saw chemical weapons used in syria | commission. of course, we saw l chemical weapons used in syria to devastating effect and impact. just help our audience understand what kind of impact it would have if it was used in densely populated areas where civilians were. in was used in densely populated areas where civilians were. where civilians were. in syria in au:ust where civilians were. in syria in august 2013. where civilians were. in syria in august
proof of a us and ukrainian programme for chemical and biological weapons being used inside ukraine and development you being used inside ukraine. i ve seen the documents, and i ve seen translation of the documents, and they say no such thing. but it is right and proper that the president sends a very clear message to vladimir putin that we know what you are doing. it s all about information at this stage. bear in mind, that then president, barack obama, said the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government was crossing a line for the us. he threatened air strikes as a consequence if they did that, but then when it happened, he didn t follow through. we have had red lines on the use of chemical weapons. president obama s redline in august 2013 disappeared in a puff of smoke and we did nothing. i think putin does not think the west will react, and he is in desperate straits. he either retreats back