US EditionAnti-landmine advocates urge Canada to try keeping Ukraine, others in Ottawa Treaty
- Five NATO countries, including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, are preparing to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention due to security concerns regarding Russia's use of landmines.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree to withdraw Ukraine from the treaty on June 29, despite the treaty's restrictions during armed conflict.
- Countries cite escalating security threats from Russia, as well as the use of landmines without being a treaty member, as a reason for their actions, according to Global Affairs Canada.
- Canada continues to advocate for the Ottawa Treaty, emphasizing its humanitarian impact on civilian safety.
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Anti-landmine advocates urge Canada to try keeping Ukraine, others in Ottawa Treaty
Canadian advocates are urging Ottawa to protect the 1997 treaty Canada brokered to stop the use of landmines, as six countries on Europe’s eastern flank move toward using the explosive weapons.
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Adhering to bans on mines only in peace time will not work: UN rights chief
Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine have taken or are considering steps to withdraw from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction – known also as the Ottawa Convention, after the Canadian city where the process was launched. “These weapons risk causing […]
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