Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines
Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines
A US official tells the BBC the mines will be given soon, as Russia advances steadily in the east.
All hail the lame duck period!
Jesus, what were they giving them before? Sticks and stones?
Ukraine has signed the Ottawa treaty that prohibits the use of mines. What consequences will that have on Ukraine and on the compliance of this kind of treaties by other signing countries?
(Of course Russia and the US, being the large piles of shit they are regarding weapons industry, haven't signed the treaty).
For example, US allies Ukraine and Finland have recently signaled they might withdraw from the treaty out of military necessity.
src (2014)
They say it's a matter of necessity. And it seems withdrawal from the treaty is an option.
/edit: Another source from Wikipedia:
Russian forces have widely utilized antipersonnel mines since their full invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24, 2022.
The Monitor also reports the use of antipersonnel mines by Ukrainian government forces in and around the city of Izium in 2022 when the city was under Russian control. Ukraine is bound by the Mine Ban Treaty.
They've already been using them.
Russia has shown that it breaks treaties whenever it sees fit. If Ukraine is to supposed to respect treaties, it needs to be supported to such an extend that it sees no need to break them.
Why is it that some people frequently say something that Ukraine has 'signed treaties', or 'the West must not cross red lines' ...
All this without naming the aggressor in this war which is Russia. Russia permanently violates airspace of Poland, Romania, Moldova. Russia deploys sabotage activities in multiple countries across Europe, in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, espionage activities in the Irish Sea. Russia gets decisive support by China in its war in Ukraine. North Korea is sending troops. Iran has been sending drones.
What consequences should that have on the compliance of treaties by countries, @drolex@sopuli.xyz?
Yeah, that was my thought too...
If they want to defend their country, even in victory... years of farmers and their families getting maimed and killed.
What consequences will that have on Ukraine
More exploding orcs, one hopes, and fuck all else, since the only good orc is a dead one. Fuck Russia.
ITT: couch experts worrying about conventions and ethics while the people in question are literally fighting for their lives
Landmines kill innocent people decades after the conflicts they were deployed in are over. So yeah, it's fighting for their lives, too
Just to remind you: Landmines are considered a war crime and should never be used. That is because they mostly do damage in the long-term, similar to nuclear fallout.
Great, more war crimes and decades of demining after the war...
These mines are battery-powered, and when it runs out, the mine cannot trigger. So demining is easier at least...