Ukrainian Minister: Crushing bombs will not be used in Russia

Ukrainian Defence Minister Olexiy Reznikov welcomed the United States' decision to send what are called cluster bombs to Kiev, saying it would help free Ukrainian territory and promised that ammunition would not be used in Russia.

Washington announced on Friday that it would supply Ukraine with widely banned cluster ammunition, and for that, American President Joe Biden said it was a very difficult “decision”.

Minister Reznikov said the ammunition would help save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, adding that Ukraine would retain strict data of their use and exchange information with its partners. Our position is simple. We must release our temporarily occupied territories and save the lives of our people. Ukraine will use this ammunition only to free our internationally recognised territories. This ammunition will not be used on officially Russian territory,” wrote Reznikov. I tweet.

In response to sending this kind of ammunition from the US to Ukraine, Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Spain said they oppose their use.

Crushing particles are prohibited in more than 100 countries. They mainly issue a large number of smaller bombs that can kill without making any distinction in a large area.

On Saturday, Moscow again criticised the US decision, describing it as a “another fierce example of Washington's anti-Russian policy”.

Another wonderful ʹarma, in which Washington and Kiev are counting on despite its serious consequences, will in no way influence the course of special military operation, whose goals will be fully achieved”, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Russia, Ukraine, and the United States have not signed the Convention on Reservative Minorions, which prohibits the production, collection, use and transfer of such weapons. Spain, a signatory of the convention, said it rejected the decision.

“Spain, based on its firm commitment to Ukraine, also has a strong commitment that cannot deliver several weapons and bombs under any circumstances”, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said.

Great Britain is also a signatory of the convention banning the production or use of crushed ammunition and decontaining their use, Prime Minister Richi Sunak said. / REL