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July 7, 2023

Biden Administration Will Arm Ukraine with Banned Cluster Munitions
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The Biden administration is announcing it will ship cluster munitions to
Ukraine as part of a Pentagon military aid package. The weapons are
banned under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international
treaty signed by more than 100 states - though not by Russia, Ukraine or
the United States. Investigators with Human Rights Watch have documented
how cluster bombs used by Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly killed and
injured civilians. The group warns unexploded bomblets left behind after
cluster attacks will continue to pose a risk to civilians for years to
come. 


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