The United States took a further step in the war in Ukraine on Friday, deciding to deliver cluster munitions to Kiev that kill indiscriminately and are banned in many countries, particularly European ones. US President Joe Biden said he made a “very difficult decision” justifying this by the fact that Ukraine is “out of ammunition”.
The United States announced on Friday new military aid in support of Ukraine against Russia, including cluster munitions, crossing a new threshold in the type of armaments provided to Kiev. “It’s a tough decision. We put it off” for a while, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters, adding that it was “the right thing to do.” “. He claimed President Joe Biden made the decision in consultation with allies and after a “unanimous recommendation” from his administration.
If this decision was not easy to take, this is explained by the prohibition of these weapons by the Oslo convention in 2008. These are considered to be super dangerous. For what ?
“Like mines”
“It’s kind of a classic bomb, but it’s made up of a number of little bombs that when detonated scatter over a certain area and explode instantly. Then some don’t explode, just stay there like sleeper agents and can explode a bit like mines when you walk on them”, underlines General Jean-Paul Palomeros at the microphone of Europe 1. According to him, Western countries and the United States are having a lot of trouble keeping pace consumption of Ukrainian ammunition.
The American president admits the limits of production of the United States. But, in the end, he cannot accept that the Ukrainians are running out of ammunition. And it turns out that the Americans have a large stock of this type of ammunition. Without having banned these ammunition therefore, they try to avoid their use. “There is still stock and that’s why it is welcome to supply the Ukrainians who, as we know, are sorely lacking in ammunition”, underlines the general.