US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

>>> NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO SEND A CONTROVERSIAL BATCH OF WEAPONS TO THE BATTLE FIELD. SOURCES SAY THAT THE PENTAGON WILL PROVIDE UKRAINE WITH INCLUDES THEY ARE MUNITIONS, ABC’S FAITH ABUBEY HAS VERY LATEST OUT OF WASHINGTON. >> REPORTER: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A PLAN TO SEND CLUSTER NEW INITIAL TOSS HELP BOOST UKRAINE FORCES ON THE FRONT LINES, DECISION WOULD BE A MAJOR CHANGE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AFTER MONTHS OF HESITATION. U.S. AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS GREENFIELD SEEN LEAR LAST YEAR BLASTING RUSSIA FOR USING THEM. >>

WE HAVE SEEN VIDEOS OF RUSSIAN FORCES MOVING EXCEPTIONALLY LETHAL WEAPONRY INTO UKRAINE WHICH HAS NO PLACE ON THE BATTLE FIELD. THAT INCLUDES CLUSTER MUNITIONS, AND VACUUM BOMBS WHICH ARE BANNED UNDER THE GENEVA CONVENTION. RUSSIA’S ACTIONS GO AGAINST EVERYTHING THIS BODY STANDS FOR. >> REPORTER: MUNITIONS ARE HIGHLY LETHAL WHICH ARE MEANT TO BREAK APART MIDAIR AND SCATTER BOMBLETS OVER LARGE AREAS BUT THEY ARE CONTROVERSIAL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CIVILIAN INJURIES AND DEATHS, WHEN THEY FAILED TO EXPLODE AFTER BEING DEPLOYED. MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES HAVE BANNED THEM BUT NOT THE U.S. >> WE WOULD BE CAREFULLY

SELECTING ROUNDS WITH LOWER RATES FOR WHICH WE HAVE RECENT TESTING DATA. >> REPORTER: MILITARY ANALYST SAY WEAPONS COULD BE CRITICAL IN

UKRAINE’S COUNTER OFFENSIVE BUT THEY COULD RAISE TENSIONS EVEN MORE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA. THIS NEW VIDEO RELEASED BY PENTAGON SHOWING RUSSIAN FIGHTER JETS HARASSING U.S. MILITARY DRONES OVERSEER USE. >> WE CALL ON RUSSIAN FORCE TOES STOP THIS TYPE OF RECKLESS BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVE PROFESSIONALLY. >> REPORTER: U.S. OFFICIALS SAY DANGEROUS MOVE WAS SECOND TIME IN TWO DAYS AND THE FIRST INCIDENT THE AIR FORCE SAYS THAT RUSSIAN FIGHTER JETS DROPPED MULTIPLE PARACHUTE FLARES IN

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE U.S. DRONES FORCING THEM TO CONDUCT EVASIVE MANEUVERS. RUSSIA IS BLAMING THE U.S. FOR INCIDENT SAYING IT VIOLATED D-CON FLICKS PROTOCOLS AND AIR FORCE CALLED