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Biden made "tough moral call" to send Ukraine cluster munitions: Ex-general

Headline from Newsweek, from the development of Jul 8, 2023

Newest development Jul 9, 2023 · 3 reportsHouse Democrat calls on Biden to reconsider sending controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine

The president has faced backlash from his fellow Democrats over his latest Ukraine aid announcement.

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  1. The US will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine and defends the delivery of the controversial weapon

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  2. Names this update

    Biden made "tough moral call" to send Ukraine cluster munitions: Ex-general

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  3. Newest

    House Democrat calls on Biden to reconsider sending controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine

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  1. The Intercept

    Biden Readies Order to Send More Cluster Bombs to Ukraine (opens The Intercept)

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    The Intercept's feed description

    Cluster munitions used by Ukraine’s military kill civilians, Human Rights Watch says in a new report. Biden could send more banned bombs.

  2. Politico

    Cluster munitions to Ukraine now up to Biden (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    This could prove a political test for President Joe Biden. Republicans in the Senate and House support the move, but Democrats largely oppose it.

  3. The Guardian

    Russia and Ukraine urged to stop using cluster bombs amid plea to US (opens The Guardian)

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    Human Rights Watch calls for immediate halt and urges US not to supply bombs amid reports Biden is to include them in aid package

  4. Politico

    Decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine on Biden’s desk (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Officials say sending the controversial weapons could give Kyiv the edge.

  5. Foreign Policy

    Biden Set to OK Cluster Munitions for Ukraine (opens Foreign Policy)

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    The decision to send the controversial weapons comes after months of knife fights within the U.S. administration.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    White House says Biden has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Here's what to know about the weapons.

  7. BizPac Review

    A year ago Psaki called cluster bombs illegal war crimes; now, Biden expected to send them to Ukraine (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Biden administration blasted over expected announcement that U.S. will send banned cluster munitions to Ukraine

  8. MyNorthwest

    The US will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine and defends the delivery of the controversial weapon (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday defended what he said was a “difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, a move the

  9. CNN

    CNN Exclusive: Biden says sending cluster munitions to Ukraine was 'difficult decision,' but 'they needed them' (opens CNN)

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    President Joe Biden told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Friday that it was a “difficult decision” to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions for the first time, but that he was ultimately convinced to send the controversial weapons because Kyiv needs ammunition in its counteroffensive against Russia.

  10. The Guardian

    Biden administration poised to announce Ukraine weapons package including cluster bombs – live (opens The Guardian)

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    US president has approved providing widely banned munitions to Kyiv as human rights groups say it violates international humanitarian law

  11. Newsweek

    Democrat "alarmed" Biden will send Ukraine cluster bombs (opens Newsweek)

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    The United States and Ukraine "don't need to stoop to Putin's level," the lawmaker said prior to the Biden administration's announcement.

  12. NBC News

    Biden's decision on Ukraine cluster munitions sparks some Democratic blowback (opens NBC News)

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    Some Democrats in Congress are echoing concerns from human rights groups that the munitions will harm civilians in Ukraine.

  13. Politico

    U.S. defends decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine (opens Politico)

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    In public and in private, the Biden administration is offering a full-throated defense of its decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Congress divided on Biden decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden's decision to provide Ukraine with the controversial cluster munitions led to disagreements on Capitol Hill.

  15. Military Times

    White House defends giving cluster bombs to Ukraine (opens Military Times)

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    Biden is likely to face questions from NATO allies on why he would send a weapon into Ukraine that more than two-thirds of alliance members have banned.

  16. The Guardian

    ‘Terrible mistake’: human rights groups decry sending cluster bombs to Ukraine (opens The Guardian)

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    Joe Biden faces backlash from organizations and from within his own party for greenlighting transfer of the weapons

  17. WHAS Louisville

    Biden defends US sending controversial weapons to Ukraine (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    Cluster munitions — bombs that open in the air and release scores of smaller bomblets — have a track record for causing many civilian casualties.

  18. Hot Air

    Biden's Ukraine policy is a cluster, alright (opens Hot Air)

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    Well, hey – this news is fun. Just In: The Biden Administration is expected to announce that they’ll be sending more weapons to Ukraine, including a cluster bomb that explodes and shoots clust...

  19. The Garden Island

    U.S. will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine (opens The Garden Island)

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden on Friday defended what he said was a “difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, a move the administration said was key to the fight and buttressed by Ukraine’s promise to use the controversial bombs carefully.

  20. Seattle Times

    Biden defends ‘difficult’ decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine (opens Seattle Times)

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    President Joe Biden defended his decision Friday to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, saying “the Ukrainians are running out of ammunition” in the fight against Russian forces.

  21. Hawaiitribune Herald

    No legal reason the US can’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    The Biden administration announced on July 7, 2023, that it would send cluster bombs to Ukraine – a deeply controversial move given the munition is prohibited by more than 120 countries because of risks to civilian populations.

  22. Independent Journal Review

    Biden Grants Ukraine Banned 'Cluster Bombs' – Defies US Law and International Human Rights Treaty (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The Biden administration will reportedly supply Ukraine with controversial cluster bombs, which are often the cause of civilian deaths.

  23. Newsweek

    Biden made "tough moral call" to send Ukraine cluster munitions: Ex-general (opens Newsweek)

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    The president has faced backlash from his fellow Democrats over his latest Ukraine aid announcement.

  24. Newsweek

    Biden faces Democrat backlash over cluster munitions for Ukraine (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "There is no such thing as a safe cluster bomb," the House Progressives said in a statement after Joe Biden said Kyiv could be supplied with the weapons.

  25. Roll Call

    Administration defends decision to send Ukraine cluster munitions (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Amid some criticism from fellow Democrats, President Biden is sending weapons banned by 100 countries to Ukraine to combat Russian troops.

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