Finnish president Sauli Niinisto said Russia has been using “weapons of mass destruction” in its war against Ukraine.
Speaking on Monday, the Finnish leader said both sides in the war in Ukraine were using heavier weapons, including in Russia's case thermobaric bombs.
“We are supporting Ukraine with increasingly heavy weaponry. And on the other hand Russia has also begun to use very powerful weapons, thermobaric bombs that are in fact weapons of mass destruction,” Mr Niinisto said during security policy talks.
It comes as Amnesty International accused Russia of repeatedly using illegal cluster bombs and unguided missiles in “shocking” attacks on Ukrainians.
The investigation found evidence of Russian forces repeatedly using weapons that are subject to international treaty bans because of their indiscriminate effects.
“People have been killed in their homes and in the streets, in playgrounds and in cemeteries, while queueing for humanitarian aid, or shopping for food and medicine,” said Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s senior crisis response adviser.
