US President Joe Biden defends decision to send Ukraine controversial cluster bombs
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told Friday's daily White House briefing that officials "recognise the cluster munitions create a risk of civilian harm" from unexploded bombs.Mr Sullivan said Ukraine was running out of artillery and needed "a bridge of supplies" while the US ramps up domestic production.
Early on in the war, when the White House was asked about allegations that Russia was using cluster and vacuum bombs, the then-press secretary said it would be a potential "war crime" if true. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US president for "a timely, broad and much-needed" military aid package worth $800m .
Pentagon spokesman Colin Kahl said giving Ukraine cluster munitions would let "the Russians know that the Ukrainians are going to stay in the game" when it comes to the war.Human rights groups criticised the decision, with Amnesty International saying cluster munitions pose "a grave threat to civilian lives, even long after the conflict has ended".
"Making sure that the Ukrainians can retake their territory is one of the most important things we can do to help reduce civilian casualties," he said.
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