The White House has confirmed that Ukraine is using the controversial cluster bombs in its counteroffensive , banned by the Oslo convention, an international agreement signed by 120 countries which, however, the USA, Ukraine and Russia have not signed up to.
Kiev's intention is to speed up the reconquest of the occupied territories. Biden's decision to supply weapons, which are very dangerous for the civilian population, has made many allies turn up their noses, including France and Germany, and the UN itself has criticized it . The US president himself spoke of a "difficult but necessary" decision, taken, added the undersecretary of defense Colin H. Kahl, to ensure that Kiev "has sufficient artillery to carry on the counteroffensive which is proceeding a little more slowly than some hoped".
The cluster munitions supplied by Washington, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said this morning, are having an impact on the Ukrainian counteroffensive: « We have received some initial feedback from Kiev, they are using it quite effectively ».
(Unioneonline/L)