INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
supporters of the Israeli regime
prolong and aggravate the conflict in the former Soviet republic.The deployment of the contentious weaponry as part of a new military aid
Kanaani noted.He stated that the conduct is another illustration of American destabilizing behavior and that such weapons will
Volodymyr Zelensky was pressuring Washington to give his country cluster bombs to deploy against Russian soldiers.The Biden administration
was also urged by the Kyiv government to consent to the transfer of the internationally outlawed weaponry to Ukraine.Following the incident,
the White House said that the United States will provide cluster bombs to aid Ukraine in its counteroffensive against Russia.Zelensky
intolerable suffering caused to civilians by cluster munitions, categorically forbids their use and provides a framework for action, forbids
cluster bombs.The weapons can include dozens of tiny bomblets inside of them, which scatter over large regions and frequently kill and
injure bystanders.Because unexploded bomblets can endanger populations for years after warfare has ended, CCMs are prohibited.Several allies
of the United States have expressed unease at Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs.The UK, Canada, New Zealand and
Spain all said they were opposed to the use of the weapons.The decision was also quickly criticized by human rights groups, with Amnesty
International saying cluster munitions pose "a grave threat to civilian lives, even long after the conflict has ended".British Prime
Minister Rishi Sunak reiterated that the UK "discourages" the use of cluster bombs, according to BBC.Britain is one of the countries to have
banned the weapons, which have a record of killing civilians, under an existing convention.The prime minister of New Zealand - one of the
countries that pushed for the convention's creation - went further than Sunak, according to comments published by local media.Chris
Hipkins said the weapons were "indiscriminate, they cause huge damage to innocent people, potentially, and they can have a long-lasting
effect as well".Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles told reporters her country had a "firm commitment" that certain weapons and
bombs could not be sent to Ukraine."No to cluster bombs and yes to the legitimate defense of Ukraine, which we understand should not be
carried out with cluster bombs," she said.
