{"id":1974371,"date":"2023-07-16T10:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-defends-sending-of-cluster-munitions-not-going-to-leave-ukraine-defenseless\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T10:46:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T14:46:35","slug":"jake-sullivan-defends-sending-of-cluster-munitions-not-going-to-leave-ukraine-defenseless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-defends-sending-of-cluster-munitions-not-going-to-leave-ukraine-defenseless\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Sullivan justifies sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, stating that it is necessary to ensure their defense."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjake-sullivan-defends-sending-of-cluster-munitions-not-going-to-leave-ukraine-defenseless%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>White\u200d House\u2062 National Security\u2064 adviser: US will \u2063not leave \u2063Ukraine\u200b defenseless against Russia<\/h2>\n<p>In \ud834\udd7aa\u2063 recent \u200cinterview with\ud834\udd7a Chuck \ud834\udd7aTodd\u200b on\u2062 Meet\u2064 the \u2062Press,\u2063 White\u2063 House\u2063 National Security adviser \u200cJake\u200d Sullivan\u200b emphasized that\u200c the \u2063United States\u2062 is committed to \u200dsupporting \u200cUkraine in its war against Russia. Sullivan\u200d stated\u2064 that \u200dthe US \u200bwill\u200d not \ud834\udd7aabandon its\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-its-time-for-the-democrats-to-accept-their-victory-forgive-the-team-they-beat-and-to-move-on-you-won-be-happy\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: It's Time for the Democrats to 'Accept Their Victory,' 'Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On' -- 'You Won, Be Happy'\">moral authority<\/a> and highlighted that \u200bthe country \ud834\udd7awas never \ud834\udd7aa\u200b member\u2064 of\u2064 the Convention \u2063Against Cluster Munitions,\ud834\udd7a a treaty that prohibits the\u200c use,\u200d production, transfer, \u200dand \u200cstockpiling\u2064 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cluster-bomb-kills-ukrainian-child-and-two-others-at-kindergarten-amnesty-international-says\/\" title=\"Cluster Bomb Kills Ukrainian Child and Two Others at Kindergarten, Amnesty International Says\">cluster munitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporting\u2063 Ukraine in the\u2062 face \u2063of\u2063 aggression<\/h3>\n<p>Sullivan emphasized the \u2062moral \u2063authority of \u200dboth the US \u200band \u200bUkraine in\u2062 the conflict, stating,\u2063 &#8220;Our \u200cmoral authority and Ukraine&#8217;s moral authority \u200cin this conflict\u200b comes from \u200cthe\ud834\udd7a fact\u200d that\u2063 we\ud834\udd7a are \u200dsupporting \ud834\udd7aa \u200ccountry under brutal, vicious attack by its neighbor\u2063 with missiles\u2062 and\u200d bombs raining \u200cdown \u2064on \u200bits \ud834\udd7acities.&#8221; He further added, \ud834\udd7a&#8221;We are\u2062 stepping up to give\ud834\udd7a Ukraine what \u2064it needs in order to\u200d not \ud834\udd7abe\ud834\udd7a defenseless \u200din\u2063 the \ud834\udd7aface \u2064of \u2062a Russian\u2063 onslaught. \u2062We \u2064are simply \u200cnot\u2064 going to \u200bleave\u2064 Ukraine\u200b defenseless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our \u200bmoral\u200d authority and\u200d Ukraine&#8217;s\ud834\udd7a moral authority in\u2063 this conflict comes from the fact \u200bthat \u2064we \u2062are \u200csupporting a country under\u2063 brutal, vicious\u2062 attack\ud834\udd7a by its \ud834\udd7aneighbor\u200d with\u200b missiles \u200cand \ud834\udd7abombs\u200b raining down on its cities,&#8221; \u200cSullivan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u200b would say that \ud834\udd7awe \u200dare\u200b stepping\u200b up\u200d to give\u200d Ukraine\u2064 what \u2062it\u2062 needs in order to not \ud834\udd7abe \u2062defenseless in the \ud834\udd7aface of a Russian\u200b onslaught. We \u200bare simply\u200c not \u200cgoing \u2063to\ud834\udd7a leave \u200cUkraine defenseless,&#8221; Sullivan\u200c added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Cluster munitions and their impact<\/h3>\n<p>Cluster munitions are \u200da specific \u200ctype of \u2063munition that contain multiple \u2063submunitions \u2064within\u200b them.\u200d When these munitions reach their \u2063target, they\u200b explode,\u200c scattering\u2064 the \u200csubmunitions over \u200ba wider area. Unexploded \u2064ordnance\u2064 from cluster\u200c munitions can pose \u2064a threat\u200d to \u200bcivilians\u200b long after a\u200b conflict ends.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2062the\u200d US and Ukraine\u2064 are not members of\ud834\udd7a the Convention of\u200d Cluster\u200b Munitions, most NATO \u2062members \u2062are.\u2062 This explains why some countries \u2064are not following President Joe\u200b Biden&#8217;s lead in sending \ud834\udd7asimilar weapons \u200cto Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h3>US \u200bsupport for Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>The US wasted\u200d no time \u200din\ud834\udd7a sending\u2062 cluster\u2064 munitions to Ukraine, with the Defense Department\u2062 stating that \u2062it\u2062 had &#8220;hundreds of\u200d thousands&#8221; of\u200b these munitions \u2062available for\ud834\udd7a the \u200ccountry.\u200d However, \u2064Sullivan clarified\u200b that the \u2063Biden administration&#8217;s current plan \u2063is\ud834\udd7a not \u200bto replenish\u200c the \u200dstockpile\u200d of\u200b cluster munitions. \u200cInstead, the focus will \u200dbe\u2062 on producing\ud834\udd7a other \u200dnon-cluster \u200cammunition\u200d rounds.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sullivan said\ud834\udd7a Sunday \u200bthat \u2063the Biden \u2064administration&#8217;s current\ud834\udd7a plan \u200dis \u2062&#8221;not\u2064 to \u2062replenish \u2062that\u200d stockpile&#8221; of \u200bcluster munitions \u200cand will\u200d focus \u2062on\u200b producing \u2064other non-cluster \ud834\udd7aammunition\u200b rounds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We began\u200c that process months ago \u2064as we \u2064anticipated\u2064 the \u200dneed for continuing supply to Ukraine,\u2062 but it\ud834\udd7a takes\u200b time,&#8221; \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-defends-sending-of-cluster-munitions-not-going-to-leave-ukraine-defenseless\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan justifies sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, stating that it is necessary to ensure their defense.\">national security \u200cadviser<\/a>\ud834\udd7a said. &#8220;And\u2064 that is why we need a bridge\u2064 from today \u200dwhen\u2062 we \u2062need to\u200b ensure\ud834\udd7a that Ukraine has the\u200c necessary\u2063 supply of ammunition to a few \ud834\udd7amonths \u200ddown\u200c the road \u200cwhen\ud834\udd7a we \ud834\udd7abelieve we can \u200bsupply\u200c enough\u2063 of\ud834\udd7a the unitary \u200cround to\u200b meet Ukraine&#8217;s defense needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall, the \u200dUS remains \u200dcommitted \u2063to supporting Ukraine and \u2064ensuring \u200bits defense \u2062against \u2062Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click \ud834\udd7a<a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> \u2062to read \u200dmore\u2062 from The \u200dWashington\u2062 Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>its commitment to Ukraine&#8217;s security and will continue to provide support. He emphasized that the arrival of cluster munitions is a clear indication of Russia&#8217;s aggression. Sullivan&#8217;s statement reassures Ukraine that they will not be abandoned and highlights the ongoing commitment of the United States to their defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1974372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}