Moscow will use its stockpile if Ukraine deploys the widely-banned munitions first, Putin said.
  • masquenox@lemmy.mlEnglish
    432·
    1 year ago

    Uuuuh… as far as I’m aware, Russia has already been using cluster munitions in Ukraine. They used cluster munitions in Chechnya and Syria as well - and lots of them.

    The US used them extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan, too… but that’s okay, because those people don’t “look like us” (apparently).

    It’s kind of weird that people are only now making a big fuss about them.

    • dedale@kbin.social
      11·
      1 year ago

      We were making a big fuss back then. We also made a big fuss about Gitmo.
      Nobody cared.

    • Dreyns@lemmy.mlEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      That’s modern media to you, not about information more about making big noise for big money with nothing of matter behind.

  • Fondots@lemmy.worldEnglish
    183·
    1 year ago

    Putin says Russia will use cluster bombs in Ukraine if it has to

    What he really means.

    • Grimpen@lemmy.caEnglish
      111·
      1 year ago

      I will do cluster munitions. I used to, but I will, too.

      Just need to image-meme up a picture of Master-Stragetarian Putin.

    • Shdwdrgn@mander.xyzEnglish
      63·
      1 year ago

      I thought it was just another indication that Putin really has no fucking clue WHAT is going on. It wouldn’t surprise me if he believed Ukrainians were fighting with sticks and stones before the West started helping them out, but then again he also probably considers even that to be a threat to his fragile ego.

  • JJROKCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    “Stop fighting back against our killing of your people or we’ll kill more of your people”