- Gabbard accused Fauci of funding the Wuhan lab research that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that the tactics used to hide the truth are straight from the deep state playbook.
- Russia has revived allegations that Ukraine is involved in biological weapons-related activity, claiming it has obtained new wartime documents pointing to military-linked research.
- Gabbard stated, “The COVID-19 pandemic caused tremendous hardship and pain for millions of our fellow Americans and for countless people around the world.”
- Lt. Gen. Alexei Rtishchev, head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, stated that the documents suggest research on dangerous pathogens is focused on military use rather than public health.
- Rtishchev claimed that Ukrainian labs stored large amounts of pathogens such as cholera, tularemia, and brucellosis.
- Russia claims its findings prove Ukraine broke the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
- The US has supported more than 120 biological laboratories in over 30 countries, including Ukraine, and warned that facilities handling dangerous pathogens could face risks during the ongoing war.
- The statement cited earlier intelligence assessments but did not allege that the programs involved biological weapons development.
- Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry called the allegations part of ongoing disinformation campaigns targeting biosafety cooperation programs.
- Kyiv states that Ukrainian laboratories involved in international projects are civilian facilities focused on public health, veterinary science, disease surveillance, and biosafety.
- The US denies operating biological weapons programs in Ukraine and describes its work as biosafety cooperation aimed at disease detection and prevention.
Tulsi Gabbard has declassified documents alleging that Dr. Anthony Fauci facilitated millions in taxpayer funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is now viewed as the source of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gabbard stated, “The COVID-19 pandemic caused tremendous hardship and pain for millions of our fellow Americans and for countless people around the world.”13
She criticized Fauci, claiming, “The tactics used to hide the truth are straight from the deep state playbook: politicized self-serving leaders like Dr. Fauci covered up their own wrongdoing and abuses of power.” Gabbard's office noted that the intelligence community often followed Fauci's recommendations.
In a parallel development, Russia has revived allegations against Ukraine, asserting that it has obtained new documents indicating military-linked research on dangerous pathogens. Lt. Gen. Alexei Rtishchev stated that these documents suggest research is focused on military use rather than public health. He claimed that Ukrainian labs stored pathogens like cholera, tularemia, and brucellosis.2456711
Russia's claims assert that Ukraine violated the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. However, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry dismissed these allegations as disinformation, emphasizing that their laboratories are civilian facilities focused on public health and biosafety. The US also denies any involvement in biological weapons programs in Ukraine, framing its efforts as biosafety cooperation aimed at disease detection and prevention.
“Gabbard claims Fauci's funding of the Wuhan lab contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Russia has renewed allegations against Ukraine regarding biological weapons, citing new wartime documents.”
