Cluster Bomb Deliveries to Ukraine: Concerns, Controversies, and International Reactions

2023-07-14 01:07:00

Foreign news agencies reported from Kiev, Ukraine, on July 14 that Gen. Oleksandr Tarnovsky, deputy commander of the Eastern Command Center of Ukraine. Mentions of obtaining cluster bombs. or cluster bombs First batch from the US by pledging that Such weapons will not be used in community areas. or areas with a large population

While Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims, Director of Joint Operations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States confirmed that the first cluster bomb actually arrived in Ukraine

Incidentally, cluster bombs are classified as one of the However, many countries, including the United States, Russia and Ukraine, are not party to the agreement.

The Russian foreign ministry said it reflected the “weakness and despair” of the Washington government. and allies towards the failure of counter operations which Ukraine is still trying to move forward It stressed that it had “absolutely no effect” on ongoing Russian military operations.

Still, US President Joe Biden said the decision to deliver the cluster bomb to Ukraine “wasn’t a big deal”. “It was very difficult,” however, “very necessary,” since the Kiev government was running out of ammunition.

Photo credit: AFP


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