Estonia's prime minister is defending her support for the United States' decision to provide Ukraine with controversial cluster bombs, APA reports citing CNN.
"We have to do everything to help Ukraine as long as it takes. And of course, when there is no more ammunition to give except the cluster bombs, I think we have to give those as well," Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said. "Ukraine has said that they will not use them on those territories where you have civilians, they will just use them to defend themselves and push Russia back to Russia."
Cluster munitions, also called cluster bombs, are canisters that carry and release smaller bomblets that fall to the ground. They are more controversial than other bombs because unexploded munitions can then be detonated by civilian activity years or even decades later, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Kallas also expressed her support for Ukraine to join NATO and said that allies agree that Ukraine's place is ultimately in the alliance. She said the window of opportunity for Ukraine's membership may come after the war is over.
"The question is not if but when it will happen and we have agreed [on] practical steps and pathways to get there," Kallas told CNN. "So if those conditions are met, the opportunity window opens when the war ends, then we can admit Ukraine into NATO and have this article five coverage also for Ukraine."
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