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Spain rejects sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

July 08, 2023 / 6:45 PM
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles
Sharjah 24 – Reuters: Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Saturday that Spain utterly backs Ukraine, but cluster munitions should not be sent to help the Ukrainian army.
The Spanish defense minister made the remark just a day after Washington vowed that it would dispatch cluster bombs to Ukraine to aid it in its counter-offensive against Russian army troops.

"Spain, based on the firm commitment it has with Ukraine, also has a firm commitment that certain weapons and bombs cannot be delivered under any circumstances," Robles said during a party rally in Madrid ahead of the Spanish national election due on July 23.

Robles said the decision to send cluster bombs was a decision taken by the US government, rather than by NATO, of which Spain is a member.
 
July 08, 2023 / 6:45 PM

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