Putin declared the right of a mirror response to the use of cluster munitions

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the US supply of cluster munitions to the Ukrainian army. He recalled that the White House administration itself called the use of such shells a crime. According to him, in the case of the use of cluster munitions by Ukraine, the Russian army can respond in the opposite way.

IN interview To VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin, the head of state said that Russia had “a sufficient supply of various kinds of cluster munitions.” “If they are used against us, we reserve the right to mirror actions,” Vladimir Putin said.

“With regard to cluster munitions, the assessment of these munitions was given by the administration of the United States itself through the mouths of its employees some time ago. When the use of cluster munitions was called a crime by the US administration itself,” he said.

Representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova 7 July published speech by Jane Psaki on February 28, 2022. Then Jane Psaki served as press secretary of the White House. In her speech, Ms. Psaki says that “the use of cluster munitions is a war crime.”

Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, said that deliveries of cluster munitions to Ukraine have begun, since the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a whole are experiencing a shortage of ammunition. “The Ukrainian army spends between 5,000 and 6,000 155-caliber shells per day of hostilities, while the United States produces 15,000 per month. They don’t have enough, and Europe already doesn’t have enough,” the president said.

On July 7, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan during a briefing announced the start of deliveries of cluster munitions to Ukraine. The next day, US President Joe Biden said that the decision to start deliveries of such shells was hard for him, but, according to him, the Armed Forces now need them. July 11 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declaredthat if cluster munitions are used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian army will be forced to use similar means.

In 2008, the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions was adopted. 111 countries have joined it. The Convention was not signed by the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the USA and China.

On the situation in Ukraine online broadcasts “b”.