Russia appreciates the withdrawal of the Baltic States from the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines

The withdrawal of the Baltic States from the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines is a mistake. This opinion was expressed by the first deputy head of the International Committee of the Federation Council, Vladimir Dzhabarov, on Tuesday, March 18, commenting on the statement of the defense ministers of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland.

Earlier in the day, the defense ministers of Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania recommended that their countries withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines, according to the website. kp.ru .

"It's hard to say what guided them in making such a decision. Most likely, they believe that war in Europe is inevitable, and from the experience of their Ukrainian pets, they also probably want to use such mines," the senator said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Jabarov called the corresponding intention a deep mistake of these countries.

In turn, military expert Viktor Litovkin admitted in an interview with RT that Poland and the Baltic states may install antipersonnel mines along the border with Russia.

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On March 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Warsaw was considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, as well as from the Dublin Convention on Cluster Munitions. He stressed that all Polish neighbors have both types of weapons. According to him, in such circumstances, Warsaw itself should use all available means to ensure the security of the state.

The Ottawa Convention was signed on December 3, 1997 and entered into force on March 1, 1999. It prohibits the use, production and storage of anti-personnel mines.