Ukraine to withdraw from anti-personnel mines ban treaty, says Zelenskyy
The decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention follows similar decisions by Kyiv's allies Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - which also border Russia.
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00:00Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said he signed a decree withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines.
00:11The treaty bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of anti-personnel landmines.
00:18It aims to protect civilians from these mines detonating after a conflict is over.
00:25Russia has never been a party to this convention, according to Zelensky, who described landmines as a signature style of Russian killers.
00:37Other nations bordering Russia, including Finland, Poland and Estonia, have either withdrawn from the Ottawa Convention or said they intended to do so.
00:48Following more than three years of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world.
00:57Ukrainian media reports that territories liberated by Ukraine since 2022 have been heavily covered with mines, making it difficult and dangerous to clear them.
