Joe Biden: “It was not an easy decision” to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions

The president of USA, Joe Bidenstated on Friday night (7/7) that his decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions it was difficult, but he believes that Kiev needs the weapons so that Russia cannot stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

They’re trying to get through those trenches and stop those tanks»Biden said in an interview with CNN. It was not an easy decision».

Zelensky’s “thank you”.

For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Joe Biden for “necessary” military assistance in Ukraine’s defense after the US commitment to supply cluster munitions.

“A necessary, very large and timely military assistance,” Zelensky wrote on social media, thanking Biden and the Americans for these “decisive measures.”

“Increasing Ukraine’s defense capabilities will bring new tools to liberate our territory and bring us closer to peace,” he added. At the same time, however, Zelensky sent messages to the USA, during his tour of various European states, but also from Turkey, in order to speed up Ukraine’s entry into NATO.

Source: News Beast

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