president biden tells cnn it s essential that ukraine get controversial custer munitions from the u.s. a, quote, difficult decision that has biden taking heat from allies and members of his own party. is rudy giuliani aboutdisba? the special counsel zeros in on a chaotic white house meeting that include d rudy giuliani. thanks for joining us. i m e erica hill. it s controversial because as you can see, it breaks apart midair and skaters explosives over a large area. cluster bombs can leave munitions that didn t explode on the ground long after the fighting has stopped, continuing to endanger civilians in the area. that, of course, is part of the problem and part of the concern that was discussed with russia early on in an exclusive interview with cnn, president biden explains why he believes now is the time to arm ukraine with this powerful weapon. they re trying to get through those trenches and stop the tanks from rolling. it was not an easy decision. the main thing i
have banned cluster munitions because they can cause so much damage, initially and as we noted for years to come. the u.s., ukraine and russia are among the 71 that have not signed on to the ban. this decision by biden also puts him at odds with some members of his own party, among them congre congresswoman hoolihan. since the early days of this war, both russia and ukraine have been using cluster munitions with deadly results. in a new video posted by russian soldiers, putin s men can be heard pleading for help as they are hit with ukraine s cluster munitions. translator: we were at the front line under constant mortar fire of the enemy. more than 2,000 shells were fired at us every day. we will no opportunity to take cover because all the positions that had been dug, they were all