BigFig@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago[Politico] U.S. to include controversial cluster munitions in new Ukraine weapons packagewww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11cross-posted to: ukraine@sopuli.xyznews@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-link[Politico] U.S. to include controversial cluster munitions in new Ukraine weapons packagewww.politico.comBigFig@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: ukraine@sopuli.xyznews@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoI agree, its also only controversial for the Geneva conventions, of which the US and Ukraine are not signatories.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNo idea when it comes to Ukraine but you’re not quite accurate on the U.S.: The United States has signed and ratified the four Conventions of 1949 and Protocol III of 2005, but has not ratified the two Protocols of 1977, though it has signed them. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/geneva_conventions_and_their_additional_protocols
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoMy bad I was looking at the Convention on Cluster Munitions
I agree, its also only controversial for the Geneva conventions, of which the US and Ukraine are not signatories.
No idea when it comes to Ukraine but you’re not quite accurate on the U.S.:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/geneva_conventions_and_their_additional_protocols
My bad I was looking at the Convention on Cluster Munitions