July 8, 2023, 11:50 AM
July 8, 2023, 11:50 AM
The Russian Foreign Ministry said today (07.08.2023) that the US decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is another manifestation of Washington’s “aggressive anti-Russian course” and a gesture of “desperation” at the “failure” of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
“The Joe Biden Administration’s decision to supply the Kiev regime with cluster munitions is another flagrant manifestation of the US’s aggressive anti-Russian course, aimed at prolonging the conflict in Ukraine and fighting to the ‘last Ukrainian,'” the spokeswoman said. Foreign Affairs, María Zajarova, in a statement.
In the opinion of Russian diplomacy, it is a “cynical attempt to prolong the agony of the current Ukrainian authorities, regardless of civilian casualties.” Zakharova assured that the shipment of these weapons “will in no way affect the course of the special military operation, the goals and objectives of which will be fully achieved,” she also argued that the US is well aware that Kiev’s promises that he will use these indiscriminate weapons “carefully” and “responsibly” “they are worthless”.
The spokeswoman indicated that experience with the use of cluster munitions in the Middle East and other regions of the world shows that their elements can remain unexploded for a long time and detonate after the end of hostilities.
