US Sending Ukraine More Cluster Bombs as Part of New $300 Million Arms Package

The White House announced on Tuesday that the US is sending a new $300 million arms package to Ukraine that includes more cluster bombs, which are notorious for killing and maiming civilians.

The arms package is the first for Ukraine to be announced since December 27, as the Pentagon has said it’s out of money to replenish weapons that have been sent to Ukraine, and Congress hasn’t authorized more. US officials claim that the new weapons package is being paid for using savings in the US Army’s budget.

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced the package and said it was “assistance that Ukraine desperately needs to hold the line against Russian attacks and to push back against the continuing Russian onslaught in the east and in the east and other parts of Ukraine.”