Russia demands explanation from US for 'biological programme' in Ukraine
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Russia on Wednesday demanded an explanation from USA for supporting what it called was a military biological programme in Ukraine. The allegation of the military biological programme has been denied by Kyiv and Pentagon spokesperson has described the allegation as absurd. "We confirm facts, unearthed as part of the special military operations, which testify to an emergency attempt to erase evidence of military biological programmes," Zakharova told reporters. A Ukrainian presidential spokesperson said: "Ukraine strictly denies any such allegation".In response to earlier Russian allegations about the purported military biological programme in Ukraine, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday: "This absurd Russian misinformation is patently false".At her briefing, Zakharova said: "The US Defence Department and the presidential administration of the United States are obliged to officially explain to the global community, officially, not through talking heads, about the programmes in Ukraine.