Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it has evidence that Ukraine has repeatedly used anti-personnel mines which have injured civilians and so Kyiv’s exit from the Ottawa Convention would have no impact on the battlefield.
Ukraine last month announced its withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention which banning the production and use of anti-personnel mines. It said it was a necessary step in view of Russian tactics in their 40-month-old war. Russia is not a party to the treaty and Ukraine says Russia has used landmines extensively in the war. “The use of anti-personnel mines by the Kyiv regime against civilians is regularly recorded by our law enforcement agencies,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.
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