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The United States has transferred to Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they were being shipped by Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen. The US military said the transfer was made on April 4, the latest military assistance that US […]
Israel Defense Forces/Reuters/Handout In this handout photo from the Israel Defense Forces released on December 7, an Israeli soldier looks on from a Merkava tank while operating in a location given as Gaza. CNN — The US State Department transmitted an emergency declaration to lawmakers late Friday night for the sale of thousands of munitions […]
CNN — The US State Department transmitted an emergency declaration to lawmakers late Friday night for the sale of thousands of munitions to Israel, bypassing the standard 20-day period that congressional committees are typically afforded to review such a sale, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN.
Updated July 21, 2023 at 2:19 a.m. EDT|Published July 21, 2023 at 1:23 a.m. EDT Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire a Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer 2C22 Bohdana towards Russian positions on a front line in Eastern Ukraine on July 20. (Stringer/Reuters) Russia attacked the port region of Odessa early Friday, the fourth straight day of attacks […]
SEOUL, July 11 (Reuters) – North Korea on Tuesday condemned U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine as a “criminal act” and demanded an immediate withdrawal of the plan. The fact that Biden had admitted it was a difficult decision showed he was aware of the disastrous consequences of the use […]
John Kirby, the spokesperson for the White House’s National Security Council, on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s decision to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine despite the weapons’ risk to civilians — and numerous other countries forbidding their use. In an interview with ABC “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, Kirby also addressed a newly revealed […]
Russia-Ukraine live: Moscow slams US cluster munitions decision Al Jazeera English Source link
A man walks past an unexploded tail section of a 300mm rocket which appear to contained cluster bombs launched from a BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher embedded in the ground after shelling in Lysychansk, Lugansk region on April 11, 2022. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images A […]
Cluster munitions for Ukraine a “tough call,” says ret. U.S. Army general Providing Ukraine with cluster munitions is a “tough call,” says retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling. Source link
Cluster bombs part of $800 million US military aid package Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits NATO member capitals before summit UN aid chief says Russia shouldn’t ‘chuck away’ grains deal July 7 . . .