The withdrawal of five European countries from a longstanding and effective international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines unnecessarily puts civilians at risk.
I really feel for Ukraine. They never wanted to take this step. They know exactly what they’re getting into: antipersonnel mines can halt Russian advances but they represent a bleak future of maimed and killed Ukrainian civilians in those areas.
And Ukraine is the next country to exit mine ban treaty, citing war demands, realities on the ground
I really feel for Ukraine. They never wanted to take this step. They know exactly what they’re getting into: antipersonnel mines can halt Russian advances but they represent a bleak future of maimed and killed Ukrainian civilians in those areas.