US Parliament Rejects Ban On The Cluster Bombs To be Sent To Ukraine.
The US House of Representatives rejected the “Amendment of the National Defense Budget Bill”, which would have banned sending cluster bombs to Ukraine if passed.
According to the announced results, 276 representatives opposed this plan and 147 representatives voted in defense of its approval.
Earlier, the US House of Representatives rejected the amendments proposed by a number of lawmakers to the national defense bill for fiscal year 2024, according to which US military aid to Ukraine would be reduced or stopped altogether.
“We have just received them (cluster bombs), we haven’t used them yet, but they can fundamentally change the situation on the battlefield… the enemy too,” General Alexander Tarnavskiy, the commander of the Tavria joint forces operation, claimed on Thursday. He understands that by taking these ammunitions, we will have an advantage. The enemy will leave that part of the land that can be used.”
After media speculations, US President Joe Biden officially confirmed in an interview with CNN last Saturday that the country approved for the first time the controversial weapons of “cluster bombs” in the hands of the Ukrainian army.
Biden claimed that this decision was a “difficult decision” for the US government, but that he and his cabinet finally made the decision “after consulting with allies and colleagues in Congress” because “the Ukrainians are running out of ammunition and in counterattacks.” They need these types of weapons.”
While the US President announces the sending of cluster bombs to Ukraine and consultation with the United Nations, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock in separate conversations on Friday expressed Berlin’s opposition to sending cluster bombs. announced to Ukraine. German Defense Minister in Bern said in this regard: Germany will not give cluster munitions to Ukraine, because this country has signed the convention prohibiting the production and use of this type of weapon. On the other hand, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg At the same time, the Austrian Foreign Ministry announced: Austria is against sending cluster munitions to Ukraine due to the long-term threat to civilians.
