BREAKING: If Russia uses chemical weapons Nato could intervene in Ukraine, minister warns.
Mr Heappey said this has ‘triggered an international response’ in the past and could do so again.
He told BBC Radio 4: ‘I don’t think it’s helpful to get into any firm commitment right now about where that red line sits, but I think President Putin needs to be very clear that when other countries have used chemical weapons it has caused an international response. ‘I think he should reflect very urgently on what has happened to other countries where they have used them.’
He added: ‘President Putin needs to be clear that the use of chemical weapons is just the most despicable thing that anybody can imagine. ‘As horrid as the pictures we are seeing on our TV screens today of an artillery strike against a hospital , they are but nothing by comparison to the suffering and devastation that chemical weapons cause.’Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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