According to Kirillov, to suggest the possible US involvement there would be the diversity of genetic variants not characteristic for most coronaviruses “which cause different peaks in incidence, significant differences in mortality and contagiousness, irregular geographic distribution, as well as the unpredictable nature of the epidemic process in general” – ilGiornale.it

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“USA behind Covid and monkeypox …”: Moscow accuses Washington

August 4, 2022

The Russian military believes that the United States could be behind Covid-19 and monkeypox. The Moscow version, however, has many gray areas and very little confirmable evidence

Federico Giuliani

Russia is once again pointing the finger at the United States . The Russian military has speculated that Washington may be behind the spread of Covid -19 and monkeypox . The accusation was launched during a press conference by Igor Kirillov , lieutenant commander of the Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Force of the Moscow Defense. As we will see, the reconstruction proposed and taken up by the Russian media is actually part of a much broader reasoning, which also involves dengue, African swine fever and crop diseases. We are therefore faced with yet another J’accuseacross the board launched by the Kremlin at the White House address.

The Kremlin version

The Russian version has many gray areas and very little confirmable or refutable evidence. The feeling is that it is a simple speculation but, pending possible replicas, it is necessary to make a brief summary. According to Kirillov, to suggest the possible US involvement there would be the diversity of genetic variants not characteristic for most coronaviruses ” which cause different peaks in incidence, significant differences in mortality and contagiousness, irregular geographic distribution, as well as the unpredictable nature of the epidemic process in general “.

After introducing ” the interest of the US administration in the study of biological agents with a narrow target “, Kirillov added further meat to the fire. ” There is an impression that, despite efforts to contain the infection and isolate patients, the pandemic is artificially enhanced with new variants released in one region or another ,” Kirillov said. The allegations have therefore become more specific. The Russian lieutenant said that Moscow is analyzing the possible involvement of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the emergence of the new coronavirus.

Between accusations and speculations

Kirillov has listed a number of agencies and companies he believes are suspicious. According to the Russian reconstruction, USAID would have financed Program Predict , ” which has studied new coronaviruses and collected bats carrying coronavirus since 2009 “. Metabiota , ” a company known for its military-biological activity in Ukraine ” and ” listed among project contractors “, was then brought up . The officer said another US company was studying the monkeypox virus .

Kirillov’s conclusion is as follows: ” We are seeing a clear trend: pathogens that cause infectious diseases and attract the attention of the Pentagon, develop as a pandemic, while US pharmaceutical companies and their sponsors, the leaders of the Democratic Party of United States, are the beneficiaries “. Kirillov himself finally brought up the story of the alleged biolabs financed by the Pentagon and the equally alleged US activities in Latin America.

Last May, the Russian Defense Ministry, again by the mouth of the usual Kirillov, urged the World Health Organization to investigate ” American biological laboratories in Nigeria “. For months already, according to Moscow, the spread of monkeypox may have originated in this African country. At the moment no official evidence of any kind has been found.

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