The White House and the Pentagon on Friday defended the Biden administration's decision to provide Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions as part of a newly announced $800 million military aid package that will help it fight Russia's invading forces.
The decision to send the munitions, encased in 155mm artillery shells, was made by President Joe Biden and is being criticized by human rights groups who believe unexploded munitions will increase the risk of death and injury to civilians.
Senior White House and Pentagon officials acknowledged concerns about their use but emphasized that they are needed in Ukraine's fight against Russian and that the weapons being sent to Ukraine are more effective than cluster munitions being used by Russia inside Ukraine.
#Clusterbombs #USClusterbombs #Russiaukrainewar ~HT.97~PR.153~ED.155~
