The US approved controversial cluster munitions for Ukraine | DW News
· 08.07.2023 · 01:04:39 ··· ··· Saturday ·· 6 (6)
DW News The United States confirmed that it will send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its military push back Russian forces entrenched along the front lines.
The Biden administration announced that it will send cluster munitions as part of a new military aid package worth $800 million (€733 million). A new package "will provide Ukraine with additional artillery systems and ammunition, including highly effective and reliable dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM)," the Pentagon said in a statement, referring to cluster munitions.
The move will likely trigger outrage from some allies and humanitarian groups that have long opposed the use of cluster bombs. Germany opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said. Germany is one of 111 states party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The US is not a party to the convention.
Proponents argue that Russia has already been using the controversial weapon in Ukraine and that the munitions the US will provide have a reduced dud rate, meaning there will be far fewer unexploded rounds that can result in unintended civilian deaths.
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