NATO has expressed concern that Russia may be planning to use chemical weapons in Ukraine under the pretext that Ukraine and NATO operate chemical and biological weapons labs in the country.
"They are making absurd claims about biological labs and chemical weapons in Ukraine," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in advance of Wednesday's meeting of the alliance's defense ministers.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.