Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

The Biden administration says it will send cluster bombs to Ukraine.

It's a weapon banned by more than 120 countries, many of which are U.S. allies.

Human rights groups are also angry over the damage they can cause to civilians.

And peers Ron Elving has more.

U.K.

doesn't have enough artillery, plus they need more ammunition for the artillery they do have.

The U.S. cannot supply that fast enough.

But hey, there are these surplus cluster bombs sitting in inventory.

So the hope is that Ukraine will work hard to minimize civilian casualties after all they'd

be Ukrainians.

And there is also a promise to stay engaged long enough to eliminate the unexploded munitions

down the road.

So we'll see how this plays out at next week's NATO meeting because many NATO countries

respect the international ban on these munitions.

NPR is Ron Elving.

President Biden defends the decision, which is part of a new $800 million U.S. aid package

saying Ukraine is burning through stockpiles of conventional weapons.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's already said NATO won't vote on whether to admit

Ukraine at those talks.

Meanwhile, Turkey's president says Ukraine deserves to be a member of NATO.

His common comes after a late-night meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart.

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