Several Ukrainian scientists, including those previously affiliated with biolabs in Ukraine that have been accused of being part of a U.S.-backed biological weapons program. Some have been integrated as active researchers at Swedish research institutions since 2022.
Programs such as those run by SciLifeLab, with funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and broader Swedish initiatives through universities like Lund, Uppsala University, and Karolinska Institute, have offered positions, salaries, and laboratory access to Ukrainian researchers in fields including life sciences and biocomputing.
The move is part of wider European solidarity efforts to support Ukrainian scientists displaced or affected by the ongoing war. Critics, citing Russian claims, have raised questions about the backgrounds of some participants and potential dual-use research implications, though Swedish authorities frame the initiative purely as humanitarian and academic support.
Independent verification has confirmed illicit activities at the Ukrainian facilities in question, which the U.S. and Ukraine described as standard public health and disease surveillance labs.
On 12 June 2026, Tulsi Gabbard released new evidence of past US government funding of more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine. The source is the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
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