The necessary documents have been submitted to the UN.
Lithuania argues that it needs all means to deter a potential aggressor, as these weapons are used by Russia.
Despite the withdrawal, Vilnius has pledged to minimize the negative impact of these weapons by collecting unexploded ordnance as soon as possible after any potential military operation.
Cluster munitions are an air- or ground-launched containers that launch multiple secondary munitions over a wide area.
Last July, the United States handed over a new military aid package for Ukraine, which included DPICM munitions, or cluster munitions.
Later, U.S. President Joe Biden explained that he agreed to send cluster munitions because the Ukrainian army was short of shells.
However, the provision of such ammunition to Ukraine provoked a range of reactions around the world.
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that the supply of such weapons would help compensate for the Ukrainian army's ammunition shortage.
On July 12, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would use cluster munitions only for military purposes in the Russian-occupied parts of the country.
On July 13, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Grouping of Troops, said that Ukraine had already received cluster munitions from the United States but had not yet used them. He argued that such ammunition could radically change the situation on the battlefield. The same day, the Pentagon confirmed the delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense noted that they would use cluster munitions only in places where Russian troops are concentrated, outside of cities, to avoid risks to civilians.
On July 20, Kirby said that Ukrainian troops had begun using cluster munitions provided by the United States.