'We can support the people of Ukraine in their freedom struggle, while also opposing violations of international law,” Rep. Ilhan Omar says.
The lawmakers echoed warnings from human rights groups that the, which disperse small munitions or bombs over wide areas, can explode after battle and sometimes injure or kill innocent people.
Ukraine has been asking for the munitions since last year, when Russia invaded. The U.S. hopes the weapons will help Ukraine fill military stockpiles, especially the 155mm artillery round, two U.S. officials told NBC News.Friday that while she has been a proponent of providing resources and weapon systems to the U.S. ally, victory in Ukraine"cannot come at the expense of our American values and thus democracy itself.
"Cluster bombs work by scattering tiny 'bomblets' over a wide area. Many of these bomblets don’t explode—but remain a threat to civilians for decades," she."The Ukrainian people are engaged in a just struggle for their rights, freedom and humanity. The US and Ukraine don’t need to stoop to Putin’s level."
Biden signed a presidential waiver on the transfer of the weapons in recent days, two officials said. U.S. law requires the president to sign a waiver before exporting cluster munitions with a more than a 1% dud rate. The duds are the unexploded bomblets that can result from the use of the munitions.that the administration's decision was an"unnecessary and a terrible mistake."
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