The US Is Considering Providing Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, Says America’s Top Military Officer

WASHINGTON—The United States is considering providing cluster munitions to Ukraine, the top American military officer said Friday.
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. has been thinking about providing the munitions “for a long time.” He noted that Russian troops are using them on the battlefield in Ukraine and that Ukrainian forces have received cluster bombs from other allies and have deployed the arms.
Milley said at the National Press Club that discussions are continuing. “The Ukrainians have asked for it, other European countries have provided some of that, the Russians are using it,” Milley said. “There’s a decision making process ongoing.”…}

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