Putin: The US is using cluster munitions at the hands of the Ukrainian army

The United States is using cluster munitions at the hands of Kyiv during the fighting in Ukraine, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The head of state stated that cluster munitions are used by Ukraine “in the widest possible way.” In this context, Putin clarified that there is a country that believes that it is exceptional.

“This is the United States. Even what she considers a crime, she allows herself to do. Because… it is the United States that uses cluster munitions, in this case by the Ukrainian army,” the president explained.

Putin stressed that the US approach is the main problem in international relations. This situation suits almost no one, including the allies of the United States, the Russian leader said, adding that this is why most countries, together with Moscow, are working to create a multipolar world.

The White House announced the transfer of cluster munitions to Kyiv on July 7. In August, Ukrainian authorities provided Washington with the first report on their use, and Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said Kyiv was using the weapons “appropriately.”

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after this saidthat Russia does not use cluster munitions during the special operation for humanitarian reasons, and admitted that this approach could be revised.

Previous supplies of cluster munitions to Ukraine criticized at the UN. According to the organization’s Deputy Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, the Secretary General has repeatedly called for an immediate cessation of the use of cluster munitions, since such weapons should become history.