Internationally banned – Ukraine now also receives anti-personnel mines

The reason for the change of heart in the White House is the steady advance of Russian troops in the Donbass. The Pentagon believes that the delivery of these mines is an effective means of slowing the advance of Russian units, a US official told the AFP news agency on Tuesday. According to the Pentagon, the supply of these mines is an effective means of slowing the advance of Russian units.

Self-destruct after a certain time
However, the use of anti-personnel mines will be limited to eastern Ukraine. In addition, special mines must be delivered that self-destruct after a certain time or whose battery charge is limited in time. According to a report by The Washington Post, Ukrainian military officials have already agreed not to plant these mines in densely populated areas.

The decision comes against the backdrop of the inauguration of US presidential election winner Donald Trump in January. During the election campaign, the designated head of state announced that he would massively reduce support for Kiev in its defensive war against Russia.

Anti-mine treaty not ratified by the US
The use of mines is internationally prohibited. The so-called 1999 Ottawa Convention, which entered into force in 1999, prohibits the use, production and transfer of these insidious weapons, which, even long after the hostilities, find their victims mainly among the civilian population in the respective regions. The treaty was signed and ratified by 164 states, but not by Russia and the US. Ukraine ratified the document in 2005.