All news on the topic: Chemical weapons

Russian scientists involved in the development of the Novichok nerve agent have been sanctioned by the Government.

FSB colonel Dmitry Kovalev has traveled the world to support Team Russia, sitting with his colleagues in the stands at hockey matches in South Korea and appearing before Swiss courts to argue.

A Belarusian company provided Russia with a sanctioned solvent via shell companies in Kyrgyzstan and Armenia. This substance can be used both in industry and in the production of chemical weapons.

A wine exporter with Russian-Spanish ties, whose family owns a stylish tapas bar, is being investigated for sending sanctioned chemicals to Russia, including diethylamine, a substance used in the production of the nerve agent VX.

Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine turned journalist, vanished in 2012 while covering Syria’s civil war.

Fears are rising Vladimir Putin could launch deadly chemical weapons on his enemies as the war with Ukraine continues to unravel as UK-supplied weapons were used

Spanish authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested four people suspected of orchestrating a sanctions-busting commercial network after intercepting more than 14 tons of chemical products bound for Russia.