Trudeau on U.S. giving Ukraine cluster munitions: ‘They should not be used’
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When asked about the United States sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said cluster munitions should not be used.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says countries must avoid using cluster munitions.
That comes several days after American President Joe Biden announced the United States will send the controversial weapons to Ukraine to help that country’s counter-offensive against Russia.
“Canada was one of the countries that led on the banning of cluster munitions around the world,” Trudeau told reporters on Monday.
“And we will continue to stand very strongly that they should not be used.”
Cluster munitions open in the air and release many smaller bombs.
Most, but not all, of the bomblets explode when they hit the ground. Those that don’t can remain intact and active for years, sometimes long after the fighting has ended.
They create what are essentially minefields, which could end up maiming or killing civilians.
A total of 123 countries around the world, including two-thirds of NATO members, have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, banning the weapons.
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