U.S. to provide widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine

The United States said Friday it will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for the first time as part of an $800 million military aid package to help the country in its counteroffensive against Russia, although the weapons are widely prohibited in the international community.White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stressed at a press conference that the United States recognizes the provision of cluster munitions as requested by Ukraine could endanger civilians, but said they are needed at this point of the war."The bottom line is this -- we recognize that cluster munitions creat…READ FULL ARTICLE