🚨🇺🇸🇫🇮 Hopes of a Landmine-Free World Diminish Amid New Reality
“When nations now walk away from that pledge, they’re not only reigniting the landmine threat, they’re sending a message that civilian protection is optional in times of geopolitical tension,” Overton said.
“That’s a deeply troubling precedent and one that, you could argue, some within the disarmament sector haven’t done enough to prevent.”
Finland is the latest country to abandon the 1997 Ottawa convention on landmines, but are anti-personnel mines the answer to Moscow’s threat?
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