Zelensky signs decree to withdraw from Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, lawmaker says

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-decree-to-withdraw-from-ottawa-convention-banning-anti-personnel-mines-lawmaker-says-06-2025/

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  2. To be fair, Ukraine is not in a position to have their hands tied behind their backs right now. I know the concern is leftover mines, but at the rate things are going, those mines are gonna be Russia’s problem to deal with if nothing gives.

  5. I was there when this was signed in Ottawa.

    They made a commercial of a victim with a blown off leg walking to the legislature with various walk of life people supporting her.

    Took a bunch of takes. She struggled to shoot the scenes. She was a lovely child. A victim of land mines.

    That said , I sadly see the need that would take hold of a seiged society for a last line of defence.

    Really no idea how to look at this .. just sucks that Putin caused us to be here.

  6. They should mine the shit out of their border with Russia.

  7. Not acceptable. Should not be supported in this decision.

  8. Unfortunate that they are at this point, mines will plague its citizens for generations.

  9. Inb4 Russia makes its obligatory claim it will nuke Ukraine if it uses any AP mines

  10. I’d bet that Zelenskyy would rejoin the Ottawa Convention as soon as Russia terminates their invasion.

  11. Well when Geneva is treated as suggestion by the enemy it’s only logical to take some dirty steps to survive. They don’t need the double standard atm.

  15. That whole treaty became pointless when Russia showed that they haven’t given up their imperialistic ambitions since it was an attempt to bury the hatchet with Russia and become friendlier.

  16. Everyone in the world hates landmines until they need landmines. It’s an unfortunate truth that only countries that have been invaded fully comprehend.

  17. Mines and cluster munitions have proven effective against Russian soldiers, and the genocidal nature of the invasion supports their use.

    It’s only the ignorant or Pro-Russian simps arguing otherwise.

  18. Understandable. You can’t fight a war with rules if the other side doesn’t adhere to them.

  20. It’s easy to he saints in heaven, but when hell is next door and comes knocking, you need to be able to defend yourself.

  21. Almost like all those stupid conventions and “rules of war” were a huge con to tie people’s hands behind their back in warfare while the bad guys will abuse those things and not give a shit about that stuff anyways. Two nukes and bombing Berlin into sawdust defeated the axis, not being nice. It’s fucking war.

  22. The only good Russian soldier is a dead Russian soldier. Use their meat to build a wall on the border.

  23. Putin also caused Finland to withdraw from the convention. It sucks, but we have 1300 km of border with Russia.

  24. Even if they don’t plant a single mine this still presents as a strategic threat to russia

  25. It’s regrettable that this is necessary. Do what you must, Ukraine.

  26. as have Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland & Finland. at this point do they really have an alternative?. Finland has 830 miles of border w Russia.

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