Faced with the Russian menace, the worrying return of anti -personnel mines | EUROtoday

EStonie, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland. These 5 international locations on the japanese flank of Europe have introduced in latest weeks their intention to depart the Ottawa Convention. Signed in 1997 by 133 international locations, together with France, it notably prohibits using anti -personnel mines. While anti -tank mines explode involved or close to autos, anti -personnel mines are concentrating on individuals on foot.

On March 18, in a joint declaration, the primary 4 international locations defined that, for nearly thirty years, the safety state of affairs of their area has “considerably deteriorated”. “Military threats weighing on the member states of NATO bordering Russia and Belarus have increased considerably,” they are saying. Faced with this safe setting …