Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the XI Moscow Conference on International Security that Russia may reconsider its decision on the use of cluster munitions in Ukraine. It has been reported TASS.
“We also have cluster munitions in service. So far we have avoided using them for humanitarian reasons. However, this decision may be reviewed,” he said.
While emphasizing that the US decision to supply cluster munitions to Kiev has caused a humanitarian problem in Ukraine, international humanitarian organizations do not condemn the use of cluster munitions. At the same time, the United States has repeatedly declared the use of such ammunition unacceptable and labeled it a war crime.
Before that, Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the World Organization declarationRussia demanded to hold an open meeting of the UN Security Council on 17 August on the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.
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