President Biden has left the US ahead of his arrival in Europe after criticism from allies about sending cluster munitions to Ukraine
for the weapons - which are banned in more than 100 countries - for some time as it suffers from a shortage of ammunition.UK 'discourages' use of cluster bombs, Rishi Sunak says, after US sends Ukraine £600m in banned weaponsMr Sunak said the UK was providing tanks and long-range weapons to Ukraine instead.Biden departed for his European trip from Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware.
The President told the US broadcaster that the war-ravaged country was "not ready" for NATO membership, adding that Russia's war on Ukraine needs to end before Kyiv can be considered for membership. A Ukrainian war crimes investigator inspects a remain of what is believed to be a cluster bomb in Kherson Oblast.The White House said in a statement: "Russia's act of barbarism is causing untold suffering to millions of people.
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