WASHINGTON: Democratic US Senator Tim Kaine and Representative Barbara Lee raised concerns on Sunday (Jul 9) over the decision by President Joe Biden's administration to send cluster bombs to Ukraine to combat the Russian invasion. The United States said on Friday it would
WASHINGTON: Democratic US Senator Tim Kaine and Representative Barbara Lee raised concerns on Sunday over the decision by President Joe Biden's administration to send cluster bombs to Ukraine to combat the Russian invasion.as part of a new US$800 million security package that brings total US military aid to more than US$40 billion since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
"They're not gonna use these munitions against Russian civilians," Kaine, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said of Ukraine's potential use of those bombs, adding Kyiv had given assurances that were outlined by the White House on Friday. They typically release large numbers of smaller bomblets that can kill indiscriminately over a wide area. Those that fail to explode pose a danger for decades after a conflict ends."Cluster bombs should never be used. That's crossing a line," she told CNN on Sunday, adding the United States risked losing its"moral leadership" by sending cluster bombs to Ukraine.
"We are very mindful of the concerns about civilian casualties and unexploded ordnance being picked up by civilians or children and being hurt," Kirby said in an interview with ABC's This Week.
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