On July 18, Ukraine formally informed the United Nations that it has suspended its operation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, the landmark international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines. The action puts civilians at risk, undermines fundamental humanitarian and legal norms, and is contrary to public international law.

On July 18, Ukraine formally informed the United Nations that it has suspended its operation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, the landmark international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines. The action puts civilians at risk, undermines fundamental humanitarian and legal norms, and is contrary to public international law.

  • Trail@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Eh. If Russia is using them and Ukraine has been refraining so far, it’s probably a you-gotta-do-what-you-gotta-do situation for them.

    I guess if they are used defensively on Ukrainian ground, then can keep maps of where they are deployed to disarm them afterwards, since it is to their best interest anyway because the purpose of the treaty would have been to protect Ukrainian civilians in this case anyway. So if Russia is ignoring the treaty, the treaty does not offer much to Ukraine anyway and is more like a handicap. So I guess I get why they went for it…

  • TheLepidopterists [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    7 days ago

    The lack of condemnation for this is horrible. People treat everything like a team sport now. I’m against Russia, so any action that theoretically is aimed at harming them is acceptable.

    These are going to kill children for decades.

    • stink@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      Its ok, a bunch of rich american hogs get their mineral rights once this is all said and done. Who cares about maiming children?