Controversy Surrounds U.S. Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
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Despite being widely banned by many countries, the Biden administration has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, a move that has sparked controversy. Cluster munitions are known to cause indiscriminate harm to civilians, particularly children, long after the fighting ends. President Biden faced the difficult choice of either letting Ukrainian forces run out of necessary artillery rounds or providing them with these banned weapons.
Topics:nation#civilian-casualties#cluster-munitions#international-affairs#president-biden#ukraine#weapons-ban
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