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

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. Despite his injuries, he says Ukraine is right to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 1997 International Mine Ban Treaty prohibits the manufacture and use of antipersonnel mines. Ukraine is one of 164 nations that signed the treaty. The United States and Russia have not signed it.

The decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention follows similar decisions by Kyiv's allies Poland, Finland, Lithuania, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite his injuries, he says Ukraine is right to withdraw from a treaty banning such weapons. Facing challenges in securing new U.S. supplies of artillery and munitions, or to recruit enough new ...