The comments made by Yvette Cooper, the Foreign Secretary, on 6 July 2026.
Russia’s repeated use of chemical weapons is a sickening violation of international law and a direct threat to global security.
From the use of Novichok nerve agents in Salisbury to Epibatidine in Siberia, poisoning Dawn Sturgess and Alexei Navalny, Russia continues to use barbaric tools to inflict death and suffering on innocent civilians, including in Ukraine.
We will continue to call out Russia’s violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention, hold those responsible to account, and work with allies to deter further use of these dangerous weapons.