The United States will supply cluster munitions to Ukraine, announced today White Housebreaking a significant threshold in the type of weapons offered to Kiev to defend itself against Russia.

“It’s a difficult decision. We put it off” for some time, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters, adding that it was “the right thing to do.”

He also stated that the president Joe Biden he made the decision in consultation with allies and after his government “unanimously recommended” this proposal.

Sullivan also assured that the Ukrainians they have given “written” assurances about the use they will make of these weapons to minimize “the dangers they (these weapons) pose to civilians”.

He also told reporters that Russia has been using cluster munitions against Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, and that Ukraine’s use of artillery shells is so frequent that it is difficult to maintain production.

Sullivan also said that Ukraine will not “join NATO” at the end of the Vilnius summit scheduled for next week, even if the issue is raised during the summit.

Kiev “still has many stages to pass before it can become a member” of the Atlantic Alliance, he clarified.

Although Ukraine will not join NATO after the summit, its members will discuss what steps are necessary for Kiev to qualify for membership in the military alliance, the National Security Adviser said.

The US official said that the summit in Vilnius will be an important step on Ukraine’s path to NATO membership.

Based on Article 5 of NATO, an attack on an ally – member is considered an attack on all members.