"Biden Approves Cluster Munitions for Ukraine Amidst Russia-Ukraine Conflict"

The United States has approved supplying Ukraine with cluster munitions, despite their ban by most countries, as concerns grow about the pace of Ukraine's counteroffensive and dwindling Western stocks of conventional artillery. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul to discuss Sweden's bid for NATO membership and a grain deal with Russia. Questions remain about the agreement that allowed the leader of a failed rebellion against Russian defense officials to avoid insurgency charges, as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirms the presence of the mercenary Wagner Group's chief in Russia.