What is known about Zelensky's new decision?

I was just informed that the president signed a decree implementing the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to withdraw our country from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty that prohibits the use, stockpiling, and production of anti-personnel mines.

Roman Kostenko

Colonel of the SBU

According to the latter, this is a decision that should have been made long ago in the context of war.

What is important to understand is that the aggressor country, the Russian Federation, is not a party to this Convention and is massively using mines against our military and civilians.

"We cannot remain tied down in conditions where the enemy has no restrictions," Kostenko emphasized.

The next stage on this path is consideration of the issue in the Ukrainian Parliament.

The SBU colonel emphasized that the legislative consolidation of this decision should finally return to Ukraine the right to effectively defend its territory.

It is also worth noting that identical decisions were previously made by Poland, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland.