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On July 18, Ukraine formally informed the United Nations that it has suspended its operation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, the ...
Oleksiy, a 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier, is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his left leg to an anti-personnel mine. Despite his injuries, he says Ukraine is right to ...
Ukraine looks to withdraw from a major international treaty on anti-personnel landmines to bolster its defense on the battlefield, where its troops are trying to hold off Russia's intensifying ...
Earlier, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Estonia announced their withdrawal from the treaty. The Ottawa Convention entered into force in 1999, when 164 states, including Ukraine, joined it.
On July 15, the Verkhovna Rada approved a government-submitted draft law officially withdrawing Ukraine from the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines, according to the Telegram ...
Zelensky shouldn't target Moscow, Trump says * Ukrainian cyberattack "paralyzes" major Russian drone supplier, source claims * Ukraine passes bill to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty * ...
Over the past 26 years since the Mine Ban Treaty entered into force, compliance with its core provisions has generally been impressive. This is due in large part to the strong commitment of States ...
Poland’s upper house, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve legislation that would see the country withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa Convention, which bans the use, production, ...
Europe Facing battlefield setbacks, Ukraine withdraws from mine ban treaty July 7, 2025 Oleksiy, a 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier, is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his ...