Russia cannot condemn the US for not signing a contract to ban the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine, but this decision is a desperate step for the American side. About this TV channel “360” said political scientist Alexei Yaroshenko.
According to him, such bombs are considered banned weapons in the world, the Convention on Cluster Munitions was signed by more than 140 countries. However, the political scientist stated that the USA, China and Russia did not agree to this.
“Therefore, Russia cannot say that the use of cluster bombs is a crime. We could blame the US if we were in this convention, but it’s not. “Even in terms of our international position, it’s not a violation, but the whole world has condemned cluster bombs,” he said.
On July 7, the White House to forward Ukrainian cluster munitions. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also stated that the United States has acknowledged that the use of cluster munitions in Ukraine poses a risk to civilians.
After that, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova statedThat the US President Joe Biden administration’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine was an “act of desperation” against the backdrop of the “failure” of the UAF counteroffensive.
previously in the USA discretion Possibility of conflict in NATO over the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine.