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September 1, 2023
The United States transferred the weapons, which are banned in more than 100 countries, after Ukraine said they will be used against Russian forces, not in civilian-populated urban areas.
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July 6, 2023
Some types of lethal U.S. and European military assistance to Ukraine, including cluster munitions, would be escalatory, counterproductive, and only further increase the dangers to civilians caught in combat zones
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July 3, 2023
Providing some types of lethal U.S. and European military assistance to Ukraine would be escalatory, counterproductive, and only further increase the dangers to civilians caught in combat zones and those who will, someday, return to their cities, towns, and farms.
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March 1, 2023
The Ukraine Foreign Ministry said it would study a report alleging that Kyiv used banned anti-personnel landmines but did not deny violating the Mine Ban Treaty.
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January 10, 2023
Member states again condemned landmines, which are still being deployed by some countries despite the treaty’s prohibition.
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January 10, 2023
The Biden administration has not rejected Ukraine’s request for U.S. cluster munitions to defend against Russian forces, according to CNN.
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December 1, 2022
Explosive Weapons Declaration Endorsed
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October 1, 2022
States-parties to the treaty banning cluster munitions reaffirmed that goal as the use of the weapon escalated during the war in Ukraine.
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July 1, 2022
The decision means the United States will bar the use of the weapons, except in support of South Korea on the Korean peninsula.
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May 1, 2022
Democratic members of the U.S. Congress, spurred by the use of cluster munitions and landmines in Ukraine, have called for changes in U.S. policy on such weapons.