I am deeply disappointed by this news. As much as I'm sympathetic to the Ukrainian cause, the use of cluster bombs (that kill civilians for years after they are dropped) is by definition a war crime.
Ukraine shouldn't be using them, and the US shouldn't be providing them.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/russia-ukraine-cluster-bombs-biden-human-rights-watch
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All Russia has to do is go home and leave Ukraine alone, and no cluster weapons will be used there, ever.
They've been free to do this at any time. Instead, they continue their invasion of a sovereign nation, leaving a bloody trail of atrocities and war crimes.
I won't pass judgment on Ukraine for fighting back against the invaders by means possible. I'd only change this opinion if they were using them against civilians on Russian soil.
Russia has committed many, many #WarCrimes thus far. I have and will continue to condemn them for this.
But the war crimes of the aggressor do not justify war crimes by the defenders. This is a basic principle of international law. #ClusterBombs kill for years to come, and often end up killing non-combatants.
For further discussion of this, I would suggest looking at: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/what-are-jus-ad-bellum-and-jus-bello-0
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