Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal: PRIF Spotlight

Volume number: 2023

Issue number: 3

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.48809/PRIFSPOT2303

Publisher: Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Abstract: 

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, chemical and biological weapons have once again attracted international attention due to disinformation efforts on the part of Russian officials. International forums which oversee the ban on these weapons are being used to accuse Ukraine and its allies of violating their legal obligations. Many of Russia’s accusations regarding chemical weapons resemble the patterns of deception observed in the past, while disinformation on biological weapons is displaying somewhat novel characteristics. Yet, there are tangible ways of counteracting such disinformation, thereby protecting the ban on chemical and biological weapons.

Harvard Citation style: Burck, K. (2023) Muddying the waters - Official Russian Disinformation on Chemical and Biological Weapons, PRIF Spotlight, 2023(3), Article 2303. https://doi.org/10.48809/PRIFSPOT2303

APA Citation style: Burck, K. (2023). Muddying the waters - Official Russian Disinformation on Chemical and Biological Weapons. PRIF Spotlight. 2023(3), Article 2303. https://doi.org/10.48809/PRIFSPOT2303