Cluster munitions

2023 - 7 - 8

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Cluster bombs should not be sent to Ukraine: Spain (Al Arabiya English)

Cluster bombs should not be sent to help Ukraine, the Spanish defense minister said on Saturday, a day after the United States announced the weapons would.

U.S. to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, blasted as 'cruel and ... (CGTN)

The UN secretary-general and rights groups have questioned the decision to give the widely banned munitions to Ukraine.

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Analysis | Ukraine is already going through hell. Cluster bombs ... (Toronto Star)

Children make up a large number of victims, as they are 'particularly attracted to the shape, size and colour' of bombs that can land but not explode until ...

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US to send widely-banned cluster munitions to Ukraine (The Irish Times)

The United States announced it will send Ukraine widely-banned cluster munitions as part of a security assistance package.

Fury among aid groups as US approves cluster bombs for Ukraine ... (Macau Business)

International, MNA | Humanitarian organisations on Friday condemned plans by the United States to supply controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine, ...

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“It doesn't undermine our reputation of being human rights ... (OpIndia)

USA will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of the $800 million aid package in Ukraine's fight against Russia.

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Spain and UK warn against sending cluster bombs to Ukraine (POLITICO.eu)

US decision to send the weapons has raised humanitarian concerns. BELGIUM-NATO-DEFENCE-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT.

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US to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, despite HRW urging ... (JURIST)

Acting arms director at HRW Mary Wareham said, “Cluster munitions used by Russia and Ukraine are killing civilians now and will continue to do so for many years ...

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Rishi Sunak says the UK discourages use of cluster bombs in Ukraine (BBC News)

The UK is one of 123 countries which bans the weapons but will continue to support Ukraine, PM says.

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Russia says US cluster bombs for Ukraine show 'weakness' (Al Arabiya English)

Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions is an “act of desperation” that will have no effect on Moscow's campaign in Ukraine,

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Week in politics: Biden defends decision to send cluster munitions to ... (Connecticut Public Radio)

The Biden administration defends its decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis competes, clumsily, for the anti-LGBTQ ...

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Cluster bombs: Unease grows over US sending cluster bombs to ... (BBC News)

In response, the UK, Canada and Spain all pointed out that they were opposed to the use of the weapons. Cluster bombs have been banned by more than 100 ...

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Western leaders voice opposition as Ukraine welcomes cluster bombs (Daily Sabah)

Many Western leaders voiced opposition against the United States' decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine as Kyiv welcomed the munitions, saying it...

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Several nations, rights groups and UN oppose US move to send ... (WION)

Since the United States, announced that it would send the controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine for the first time amid Kyiv's counteroffensive, ...

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The U.S. Will Provide Cluster Bombs to Ukraine (TIME)

Activists and international delegations stand next to cluster bomb units, during a visit to a Lebanese military base at the opening of the Second Meeting of ...

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Cluster bomb opponents 'appalled' by Biden becision to send ... (Monthly Review)

President Joe Biden has reportedly given final approval for the transfer of U.S. cluster munitions to Ukraine, ignoring warnings from human rights groups ...

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US Allies React to Decision to Send Cluster Munitions (Voice of America)

A Ukrainian policeman of a special police unit fires a D-30 cannon toward Russian positions at the front line, near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, July 7, ...

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Week in politics: Biden defends decision to send cluster munitions to ... (SDPB Radio)

The Biden administration defends its decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis competes, clumsily, for the anti-LGBTQ ...

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Vindman on cluster munitions: 'From a practical standpoint, the ... (Yahoo! Voices)

Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said on Saturday that President Biden “did the right thing” in agreeing to send cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Russia slams US decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs (Anadolu Agency)

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says Washington will be 'complicit … share responsibility for … victims … including Russian and Ukrainian children' - Anadolu ...

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Aid groups warn US cluster bombs for Ukraine are 'death sentence ... (The Times of Israel)

Organization says victims will include those who are not yet even born; Amnesty International urges Washington to reconsider; groups worry munition will ...

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Ukraine war: Wont use cluster bombs in Russia, says Kyiv (WION)

Amid concerns over the use of cluster bombs by Ukraine for its counteroffensive against Russia, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov tweeted on ...

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Game-changer or war crime? D.C. divided on cluster bombs (Politico)

President Joe Biden's decision to include cluster bombs in the latest $800 million weapons package for Ukraine has drawn disparate reactions from members of ...

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Germany should not 'block' US sending cluster munitions to Ukraine ... (Al Arabiya English)

Germany's president on Sunday said the country should not “block” the United States from sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, while defending its opposition.

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Kirby explains why US is sending controversial cluster bombs to ... (ABC News)

John Kirby defended the Biden administration's decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine despite the weapons' risk to civilians.

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Cluster Bombs: Unease Grows Over US Sending Cluster Bombs to ... (KahawaTungu)

On Friday, the US confirmed it was sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine, with President Joe Biden calling it a “very difficult decision”. In response, ...

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A top House Republican backs Biden's decision to send cluster ... (CNN)

McCaul said the weapons “would be a game-changer” in the war in Ukraine, noting that “Russia is dropping with impunity cluster bombs” on Ukrainian territory. “ ...

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Germany Should Not 'Block' U.S. Sending Cluster Munitions To ... (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)

Germany's president on July 9 said the country should not "block" the United States from sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, while defending its opposition to ...

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UK 'discourages' cluster bombs use amid concerns on US decision (Financial Times)

Sunak to discuss supply of contentious munitions for Ukraine with Biden on Monday.

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White House confessed to war crimes by sending cluster munitions ... (Al Arabiya English)

The White House has in effect confessed to committing war crimes by agreeing to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, the Russian embassy in the US said in.

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Russian embassy condemns Washington's decision to send cluster ... (The Jerusalem Post)

The White House has in effect confessed to committing war crimes by agreeing to send cluster munitions to Ukra.

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US Will Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine (Bloomberg)

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan talks about the decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Over 100 countries have agreed to ban the use of ...

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Biden belatedly relents on cluster bombs for Ukraine (Asia Times)

Washington's delayed decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a controversial weapon banned by many US allies, is exposing the risks of.

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Opinion | What the U.S. Risks By Supplying Ukraine With Cluster ... (The New York Times)

President Biden said the United States would supply cluster munitions from its large stockpile until suppliers could catch up with Ukraine's shortage of ...

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