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US Agrees to Send Controversial Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

2023-07-07 8 Dailymotion

US Agrees to Send, Controversial Cluster Munitions, to Ukraine.<br />On July 7, the United States ended months of debate, <br />announcing that cluster munitions would be sent <br />to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package.<br />I’m not going to stand up here and <br />say it is easy. It’s a difficult decision. <br />It’s a decision we deferred. <br />It’s a decision that required a real <br />hard look at the potential harm to civilians. , Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser, via CNN.<br />I’m not going to stand up here and <br />say it is easy. It’s a difficult decision. <br />It’s a decision we deferred. <br />It’s a decision that required a real <br />hard look at the potential harm to civilians. , Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser, via CNN.<br />The news comes as Ukrainian forces <br />struggle to regain territory in their <br />counteroffensive against Russia.<br />CNN reports that the delivery of cluster munitions marks a significant <br />moment, as the Biden administration's decision goes against <br />U.S. allies who believe the weapons should be banned.<br />CNN reports that the delivery of cluster munitions marks a significant <br />moment, as the Biden administration's decision goes against <br />U.S. allies who believe the weapons should be banned.<br />In over 100 other countries, including the U.K., France <br />and Germany, cluster munitions have been outlawed <br />under the Convention on Cluster Munitions.<br />In over 100 other countries, including the U.K., France <br />and Germany, cluster munitions have been outlawed <br />under the Convention on Cluster Munitions.<br />According to the under secretary of defense for policy, Ukraine gave <br />written assurances that the munitions would not be used in areas... .<br />... “that are populated by civilians, and that <br />there would be a careful accounting <br />of where they use these weapons.”.<br />On July 6, Human Rights Watch released a report stating that, “transferring these weapons would inevitably <br />cause long-term suffering for civilians and undermine <br />the international opprobrium of their use.”.<br />CNN reports that Ukraine has been <br />pushing for the U.S. to supply them with <br />cluster munitions since last year.<br />Military analysts and officials expressed <br />concern that without the shipment of <br />munitions, Ukraine's counteroffensive may falter.

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