Danger for next 100 years: Cambodian PM urges Ukraine not to use cluster munitions
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The supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine will have serious consequences for the country’s civilian population for decades, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wrote in a tweet on July 9.
“This will pose a serious threat to Ukrainians for years or even centuries if cluster bombs are used on the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces,” the politician wrote.
Hun Sen recalled Cambodia’s “painful experience” when it was bombarded with American cluster munitions in the 1970s, leading to the death and injury of tens of thousands of civilians.
“It has been half a century since then,” PM Hun Sen wrote.
“At that time, there were simply no means for their clearance. That is why I feel sorry for the Ukrainian people, and I appeal to the United States as the supplier and to Ukraine as the recipient of such munitions not to use these weapons in the war, as the real victims will be the civilian population of Ukraine.”
Later, U.S. President Joe Biden explained that he agreed to transfer cluster munitions because the Ukrainian army lacks ammunition needed to prosecute the on-going counter-offensive against Russian occupation.
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