US Cluster Bombs Risk Russian War Escalation, Lula Adviser Says

  • Biden agrees to send controversial munitions to Ukraine
  • Human rights, arms control groups also oppose White House plan
Celso AmorimPhotographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden’s plan to send cluster munitions to Ukraine is dangerous for civilians and risks escalating war with nuclear-armed Russia, according to Brazil’s most prominent foreign policy official.

The US announced Friday that it will send the controversial munitions to Ukraine as part of a larger push to support its counteroffensive in the war.