US Decides to Send ‘Cluster Bombs’ to Ukraine—With Conditions

Soldiers with the French contingent of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) unload Russian made cluster bombs from a container found about 18 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2002. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo

The United States will send so-called “cluster munitions” to Ukraine in its ongoing fight to drive Russian forces out of the country.

Speaking from the White House on July 7, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden deferred the decision long as possible.