Zelenskyy Signs Decree for Ukraine's Withdrawal From Anti-Landmine Treaty
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to withdraw Ukraine from the Ottawa Convention on landmines, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- The withdrawal follows similar decisions by Ukraine's allies, including Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
- Zelensky stated that this decision addresses 'the reality of war' and the need to stop 'irrelevant obligations' of the treaty.
- Russia, which is not a party to the Convention, is reported to be using landmines against Ukraine's military and civilians.
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Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Sunday for Ukraine to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, banning anti-personnel mines. According to the government, "necessary and proportionate" withdrawal, which highlighted a practice widespread by the Russian enemy on the front. - Why Ukraine wants to withdraw from the agreement on anti-personnel mines (International).


Zelensky approves Ukraine's withdrawal from treaty banning anti-personnel mines
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to withdraw the country from the Ottawa Convention — an international treaty that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. The decree approves the National Security and Defense Council’s decision to pull out of the treaty “so as to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.” The withdrawal will take effect once it passes parliament, said Ukrainian lawmaker Roman Kos…
Ukraine wants to withdraw from the international treaty banning the use, production and stockpiling of anti-personnel mines. President Volodymyr…
Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree that gave effect to the decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSB) to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and a people's deputy from the Voice Party, Roman Kostenko, informed him.
Ukraine begins the process of exiting the Ottawa Convention of 1997, which prohibits the use, production, storage and transfer of anti-personnel mines
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