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![A member of the Ukrainian Special Forces holds a Russian missile cassette that carried cluster bombs, in Shyroke, Ukraine, on November 15, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0706-cluster-bombs-400x300.jpg)
Watchdog Urges Biden to Abandon Any Plans to Supply Ukraine With Cluster Bombs
A new report details civilian harm and suffering caused by the use of cluster bombs throughout the war on Ukraine.
![The remains of a cluster bomb at the international airport in Kherson, Ukraine, on January 6, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1246040408-400x300.jpg)
Biden Admin May Supply Cluster Bombs to Ukraine, Flouting Human Rights Concerns
Over 120 countries ban cluster munitions due to the massive danger they pose to civilians. The U.S. does not.
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Wagner Revolt in Russia Pitted One “Bloody Nationalism” Against Another
It remains to be seen whether more military or elite factions will break from Putin, says Nina Khrushcheva.
![A bombed and burned-out apartment complex is seen behind the Ukrainian flag](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0626-ukraine-bombing-400x300.jpg)
Real Peace in Ukraine Means Ending Russian Invasion and US-EU Neocolonial Debt
After the removal of Russian troops, Ukrainian people want and deserve a just reconstruction, not neoliberal policies.
![Members of the Wagner Group prepare to depart from the Southern Military District's headquarters and return to their base on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1259026564-scaled.jpg)
Rebellion Pulls Back From Moscow, Wagner Group Retreats to Belarus in Deal
Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have agreed to retreat and “de-escalate tensions” in exchange for being spared prosecution.
![Members of the Wagner Group stand on the balcony of the circus building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1259010386-400x300.jpg)
Private Mercenary Force Takes Over Russian City, Threatening Possible Civil War
The Wagner Group, a private army with a history of human rights violations, is reportedly moving troops toward Moscow.
![Volunteers are seen pushing a medical bed as people are evacuated from Kardashinka, the territory occupied by the Ukrainian armed force, as flooding continues to affect some areas in the city after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, on June 9, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0619-ukraine-1-400x300.jpg)
UN Accuses Russia of Denying Aid Workers Access to Dam Collapse Victims
The dam's collapse has sparked a humanitarian and ecological disaster, forcing thousands to flee their homes.
![The New Cold War: The United States, Russia and China](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG2-Achcar-US-NATO-Drills-2-400x300.jpg)
A New Cold War Between US, Russia and China Began in 1999, Says Gilbert Achcar
He says the U.S. squandered opportunities to pursue long-term peace in the ‘90s and instead made “opposite choices.”
![A screen grab captured from a video shows the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station after a blast occurred in a plant which is in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Kherson on June 6, 2023. The explosion unleashed floodwaters across the war zone.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0606-ukraine-dam-400x300.jpg)
Drinking Water Threatened and Thousands Evacuate After Ukrainian Dam Destroyed
Already heightened concerns about the operational safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have intensified.
![Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley arrive to a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on March 28, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0606-austin-milley-400x300.jpg)
Lawmakers Will Use Loopholes to Dodge Pentagon Funding Caps, Experts Say
A likely forthcoming emergency supplemental for Ukraine aid is the prime candidate for a “bonus” military budget.