Stoltenberg rejected Ukraine’s request for cluster munitions: "NATO has not recommended or supplied these weapons"
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg rejects Ukraine’s request for cluster munitions and phosphorus incendiary weapons.
This was stated by him in an interview with ntv German TV channel at the Munich Security Conference, informs Censor.NЕТ referring to "European Truth".
"NATO has not recommended or supplied these types of weapons. We supply artillery and other types of weapons, but not cluster bombs," Stoltenberg said.
The day before, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov called for the provision of cluster munitions and phosphorus weapons - the use of both types of weapons is controversial, and cluster munitions are prohibited by international law.
On Saturday, on the sidelines of the Munich conference, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that if Ukrainian forces are provided with cluster munitions, these shells will be used exclusively against the Russian army.
"We have evidence that Russia is using cluster munitions. We understand that these shells are a controversial issue in the world. We are not part of the convention that prohibits the use of cluster munitions. Therefore, legally, there are no obstacles. And if we receive the shells, they will be used strictly against Russian military forces," he said.
