The Biden administration will for the first time send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters and separately confirmed by two U.S. officials.

The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.

  • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5317·
    1 year ago

    ruzzia orcs

    had trouble spelling Russia, did ya? your brain isn’t worth saving. cringey reddit /r/worldnews phrases can fuck off forever into the pit.

    edited because i realized i wasn’t on hexbear. so yea, that is the more polite version.

        • ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          Easy: they think they are a superpower and that they can use their military to keep independent, neighbouring countries aligned with them politically in order to protect their geopolitical interests. They are not and they can’t.

            • ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
              11·
              1 year ago

              It means that government in a given country will side with Russia on international scene in order to protect their interests. Isn’t that obvious? Like Hungary is politically aligned with Russia but Germany isn’t.