{"id":1974509,"date":"2023-07-16T14:33:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-issues-dire-warning-as-us-cluster-bombs-are-delivered-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T14:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:35:12","slug":"putin-issues-dire-warning-as-us-cluster-bombs-are-delivered-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-issues-dire-warning-as-us-cluster-bombs-are-delivered-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin warns as US delivers cluster bombs to Ukraine."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fputin-issues-dire-warning-as-us-cluster-bombs-are-delivered-to-ukraine%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=1974509&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>Putin Warns \u2064Ukraine as\u200d US Cluster Bombs Arrive<\/h2>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has \u2062issued\u2063 a\u2064 strong \u2063warning\u200b to \u200cUkraine following the delivery \u2062of cluster munitions from \u200bthe \u2063United \u200bStates. In\u2062 an interview published \u200don Sunday,\u200d Putin stated \u200cthat \u2062Russia has a \u2063&#8221;sufficient stockpile&#8221;\u200d of these controversial weapons\u200c and \u200dwill take reciprocal action if Ukraine \u200buses them.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200b is the \u2063first time Putin\u200d has commented \u2062on the\u200b delivery \u2063of cluster \u200bmunitions to Ukraine. While Russia has not used \u2062these\u2063 bombs in \u2064its war with Ukraine so far,\u2062 their use \u2064by both \u200cRussia and Ukraine has been\u2064 well-documented by The Associated \u200bPress and international\u2064 humanitarian organizations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Until \u200dnow, we \u2062have not done this, we have not used \u200cit, and we have not had such \u2064a\u2064 need,&#8221; \u200dPutin\u2063 said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2063 Pentagon confirmed on \u2062Thursday\u200d that cluster \u2063munitions \u200bprovided\u2064 by the \u2064United\u200b States have arrived in Ukraine. These munitions, which release smaller bomblets when they open in \u2063the air, are \u2063seen \u200cas critical ammunition\u2062 to help \u200cUkraine bolster \u200dits offensive against Russian front lines.<\/p>\n<p>Cluster bombs\u2063 have\u200b faced\u2063 criticism from humanitarian\u2064 groups \u2064and some U.S. allies due to their \u2063high &#8220;dud \u2062rate,&#8221;\u200b which means they \u2063often leave\u200d behind\u2062 unexploded \u2064bomblets \u2062that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-blasts-biden-for-approving-deadly-war-crimes-weapon-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. criticizes Biden for endorsing lethal 'war crimes' weapon for Ukraine.\">harm civilians long<\/a> \u2063after a\u2062 battle has ended.\u200b However, \u2063proponents\u2062 argue \u200bthat\u2063 the weapons provided \u2062by the U.S. have been improved \u2064to minimize the \u2064number of\u2063 unexploded\u200b rounds.<\/p>\n<p>The situation\u2063 in Ukraine \u2064remains \u200ctense,\u200b with\u2064 Russia\u200d continuing its offensive operations in \u200cUkraine&#8217;s industrial \u2064east. The Ukrainian military reported multiple attacks from Russia, including\u2064 airstrikes, \u200bmissile launches, and drone attacks. \u200cUkrainian forces are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-issues-dire-warning-as-us-cluster-bombs-are-delivered-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Putin warns as US delivers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wish-i-could-share-more-intelligence-committees-marco-rubio-warns-something-is-off-with-putin\/\" title=\"\u2018Wish I Could Share More\u2019: Intelligence Committee\u2019s Marco Rubio Warns \u2018Something Is Off With Putin\u2019\">cluster bombs<\/a> to Ukraine.&#8221;>making \u2063small territorial \u200cgains<\/a> in their counteroffensive.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing \u200dconflict, Putin \u200bclaimed that the\u200d Ukrainian counteroffensive \u200chas \u200bbeen \u200dunsuccessful. He \u200dstated\u2064 that all attempts by \u200dthe \u2064enemy to break through Russia&#8217;s defenses have\u2062 failed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there have been reports of\u200d civilian casualties in \u200dUkraine. Two \u2064boys\u200d were wounded \u200bby an explosive\u2062 device left \u2063by Russian\u200d forces, and several\u2062 populated areas have been targeted \u200bby\u2063 shelling attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is further \u200bcomplicated by a drone \u2062attack on\u200b Sevastopol, the largest port \u2063in Russian-occupied\u200b Crimea. The attack was\u2064 reportedly repelled\u200d by air defense\u200b systems.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d tensions escalate, the\u200c delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine\u200b has raised\u200b concerns\u2064 about the potential for further\u200d violence and civilian casualties. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-impact-of-ukraine-for-biden\/\" title=\"Political Impact Of Ukraine For Biden\">international community continues<\/a> \u2063to closely \u200dmonitor the situation \u200band calls for \u2064a peaceful \u200bresolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: \u2064italic\">The Western Journal has \u2062reviewed this\u200d Associated Press story and may have\u2063 altered it prior \u200dto publication to\u200b ensure\u200b that it\u2063 meets our \u2063editorial \u200cstandards.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u200d<a rel=\"nofollow\" \u2062href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-putin-issues-dire-warning-us-cluster-bombs-delivered-ukraine\/\">Putin Issues Dire \u200cWarning\u200c as\u2063 US Cluster\u2063 Bombs \u2064Are \u200cDelivered to\u2064 Ukraine<\/a> appeared\u2062 first on \u200b<a \u200crel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200d Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>has enough cluster munitions and will respond if Ukraine uses them. Putin&#8217;s statement comes after the controversial weapons were delivered to Ukraine from the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1974510,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1974509","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\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}