 The US has announced it will be sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a $800 million military aid package. Such weapons have been banned by many US allies for 15 years, due to the harm they can cause to civilian populations. However, Ukraine has been asking for them for several months, as its stockpiles of weapons runs low amid a difficult and slow counteroffensive. Both Ukraine and Russia have used cluster munitions on the battlefield over the course of the war, but the Biden administration has been reluctant to send them over due to their controversial nature. Today's announcement, made by the president's national security advisor Jake Sullivan, marks the end of months of vacillation. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
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The US has announced it will be sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a $800 million military aid package.
Such weapons have been banned by many US allies for 15 years, due to the indiscriminate harm they can cause to civilian populations.
However, Ukraine has been asking for them for several months, as its stockpiles of weapons runs low amid a difficult and slow counteroffensive.
Both Ukraine and Russia have used cluster munitions on the battlefield over the course of the war, but the Biden administration has been reluctant to send them over due to their controversial nature.