Watchdog hails 'major milestone' as Russia destroys its last toxic arms
The world's global chemical weapons watchdog

The world's global chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday hailed Russia's destruction of its last toxic arms as a "major milestone".

"The completion of the verified destruction of Russia's chemical weapons programme is a major milestone in the achievement of the goals of the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)