British politicians fear that Russia could use chemical weapons if Ukraine's counter-offensive proves successful.
British politicians are wary of Vladimir Putin using chemical weapons
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace explained that the UK is "very much on our guard about what happens next" as there are concerns that Russian despot Vladimir Putin could resort to using non-conventional weapons to aid Moscow's war efforts.
Wallace pointed out how Russia has used chemical weapons in Syria and even on British soil with the Salisbury poisonings of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in 2018.
Responding to a House of Commons question by Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, Wallace answered: "We always have to be on our guard about the behaviours of the Russian military and indeed President Putin.
"As he rightly comments, the use of chemical weapons in Syria was another turning point, the use of chemical weapons here on the streets of the United Kingdom in the Skripals' poisoning in Salisbury.
"We are on our guard, the international community regularly communicate, we stand ready with NATO, we increase our readiness as we do, and we have started to increase the investment in our capabilities, all important, but he is right we have to be very much on our guard about what happens next."
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