Russia to destroy last chemical weapons on Wednesday, ahead of schedule – Kremlin

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Russia on Wednesday will destroy the last batch of its chemical weapons stockpile, fulfilling its obligation under the convention on prohibition of chemical weapons, the Kremlin announced.

The landmark disposal operation will be conducted at a plant near the village of Kizner in Udmurtia in the Urals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

“We are fulfilling our obligation under the Chemical Weapons Convention to fully destroy our chemical weapons arsenal, and we do it ahead of schedule,” he said.

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