Zelensky withdraws Ukraine from landmark anti-mine treaty

Kiev has never been fully compliant with the Ottawa Treaty, as it failed to destroy the vast stockpiles of anti-personnel mines that it inherited after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian forces have been actively using the banned munitions since the early stages of the conflict in Donbass, which erupted in the aftermath of the 2014 Maidan coup. According to the Ottawa Treaty, a party to the agreement is allowed to withdraw from it “six months after the receipt of the instrument of withdrawal by the Depositary,” i.e. the UN Secretary-General.

Author: RT

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