The US is growing increasingly concerned about joint efforts by Russia and China with African nations to expose Washington’s alleged secret military and biological activities on the continent, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.
The accusations were laid out in a document presented on Tuesday by Major General Aleksey Rtishchev, the deputy chief of Moscow’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops.
According to the report, while the US claims its initiatives are aimed at monitoring infectious diseases and providing assistance to African countries, it is actually expanding its military-biological capabilities in violation of the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention (BTWC).
“The Americans are particularly concerned about the work carried out by Russia and China with the states of the continent to expose the true content of the military-biological programs of the United States in connection with the possible restriction of the Pentagon’s activities in this area,” Rtishchev stated.