Poland Exits Convention Prohibiting Use of Anti-Personnel Mines

The Polish parliament has voted to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use and stockpiling of anti-personnel mines. The decision was supported by 413 members of the Sejm, with 15 voting against and three abstaining.

This is reported by RMF24.

Before the vote, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that the move was a strategic decision aimed at strengthening Poland’s defense capabilities.

“We cannot allow any restrictions that would interfere with the defense of our homeland,” he said.

Kosiniak-Kamysz also noted that the decision was the result of a joint initiative by Poland, the Baltic states, and Finland, who are collectively assessing new risks to regional security.

As a reminder, the Finnish parliament has approved the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention , which bans landmines. In the future, the Defense Forces will be allowed to use such weapons.

As reported, Europe is preparing to create a new “Iron Curtain” — this time not of concrete, but of millions of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines . Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Finland have announced plans to withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of anti-personnel mines, and will notify the UN in the coming months.

By the way,Estonia has begun building the Baltic Defense Line in the southeastern part of the country on the border with Russia.

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