Upgrading with Brutal Weapon of War: Nato Pulls Iron Curtain up to Russia
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Taboo break in Europe: Five NATO states plan to use landmines against Russia. Despite fear of war, residents criticize the decision.
Michael Thumann, long-time Russia correspondent of the time, presents a very personal and at the same time highly up-to-date travel report with "Iron silence downstream". His route takes him from Moscow through the heavily guarded borders of Russia, through Central Asia, the Baltic States and Poland to Berlin through what he describes as a new "Iron Curtain".
The countries on NATO's eastern flank share a combined 2,150 kilometers of border with Russia and its Belarusian satellite. Military planners are already working to determine which areas of the forests and lakes there could be mined with deadly weapons. The Ottawa Convention was a symbol of post-Cold War disarmament when it was created. Its signing in 1997 led to a decline in the use of anti-personnel mines and significantly reduced the number o…
A new Iron Curtain is descending over Europe, bloody border protection against the Russian threat may come - Russia's war in Ukraine - Index's Tuesday news summary.
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