Ukraine plans massive minefields along 3,000-kilometer border with Russia and Belarus
Temporary Ottawa Convention suspension allows Kyiv to counter Russian infantry squads.
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Lithuania and Finland to start domestic landmine production for themselves and Ukraine amid Russian threat
Other NATO's eastern flank countries like Poland, Latvia, and Estonia also withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa Convention that banned landmines.
“Every object is a maybe.” Russia’s cheapest traps are killing Ukraine’s scarce bomb experts
“Could be any of this,” the sapper said, pointing to my phone and a Sprite can. In Kherson, he lost his foot finding out.
Ukraine exits global mine ban for self-defense reasons as Russia ignores international law
Ukraine became the latest nation to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, joining Baltic states and Nordic neighbors who concluded the humanitarian treaty limits their defense options against growing Moscow threats.
Lithuania exits anti-personnel mine convention amid Russo-Belarusian threats
Russia has never signed the Ottawa Treaty, while Belarus did not ratify it. Moscow has extensively used anti-personnel mines in Ukraine.
Lithuania withdraws from cluster munitions convention
Vilnius formally exited the cluster munitions ban today, six months after submitting its mandatory exit notice to the UN.