Putin's Warning: Russia's Cluster Bomb Stockpile and Potential Retaliation

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia has a "sufficient stockpile" of cluster bombs and threatened to retaliate if Ukraine uses them against Russian troops. The Pentagon confirmed that it had delivered cluster munitions to Ukraine, which has stated that it needs them to compensate for ammunition shortages in its counteroffensive against Russia's invasion. Cluster bombs are banned by over 110 countries due to their risk to civilians. There is evidence suggesting that Russia has already used cluster bombs in its war against Ukraine. Neither Russia, Ukraine, nor the U.S. has ratified the international convention on banning cluster bombs.