On July 18, Ukraine formally informed the United Nations that it has suspended its operation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, the ...

The Ottawa Convention, also known as the Mine Ban Treaty, has over 160 signatory ... Kyiv now argues. Withdrawal Hinges On Parliamentary Ratification And Formal UN Notification Ukraine’s foreign ...

Despite his injuries, he says Ukraine is right to withdraw from a treaty banning such weapons. ... Ukraine withdraws from mine ban treaty. By Max Hunder and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey.

Ukraine looks to withdraw from a major international treaty on anti-personnel landmines to bolster its defense on the battlefield, where its troops are trying to hold off Russia's intensifying ...

This was announced by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. Legislative initiative No. 0329 was supp ...

Ukraine's parliament has passed a bill suspending Ukraine’s participation in the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported on July 15. The cyberattack ...

Ukraine's statement and move to withdraw came just hours after Ukrainian authorities said Russia had launched 477 drones and ... better known as the Ottawa Convention or Mine Ban Treaty, ...

Over the past 26 years since the Mine Ban Treaty entered into force, compliance with its core provisions has generally been impressive. This is due in large part to the strong commitment of States ...

Earlier, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland announced their withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Ukraine has withdrawn from the 1997 Convention on the ...

A Dutch soldier lassos a land mine before removing it from the open road during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 15, 2015. (U.S. Army Spc.

STORY: This 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his left leg to an anti-personnel landmine.But despite Oleksiy's injuries, he said Ukraine is ...

By Max Hunder and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) -Oleksiy, a 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier, is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his left leg to an anti-personnel mine.