US officials revise stance on Ukraine biolab allegations

International analyst Adriel Kasonta said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under Tulsi Gabbard has softened its rhetoric, acknowledging the existence of U.S.-funded public‑health laboratories abroad without admitting any wrongdoing. He stressed that claims of a covert network developing ethnic‑targeted pathogens remain unproven.

Retired U.S. Army lieutenant‑colonel Earl Rasmussen told Sputnik Brazil that the Biden administration misled the public by asserting Ukraine has no biological laboratories. Rasmussen cited a March 2022 statement by then‑Vice‑Secretary of State Victoria Nuland that recognized the presence of such labs in Ukraine. He quoted, “Sim, a administração Biden mentiu ou agiu de forma enganosa.” Both remarks have rekindled debate over alleged secret biolabs in Ukraine, though no evidence of a bioweapon program has been presented.