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"For the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have a direct threat to the use of nuclear weapons," the US president said.
Ukraine destroys Russian attack helicopters as US pledges billions in aid
The Ukrainian president is expected to visit the United Nations in New York and the US Congress during his time in America.
Long sought by Ukraine, cluster bombs are weapons that open in the air, releasing submunitions, or bomblets, that are dispersed over a large area and are intended to wreak destruction on multiple targets at once.
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the US is sending 31 advanced M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, casting it as a broader effort from European allies that demonstrates they are still united against Russia's invasion.