Poland wants to plant landmines on its borders with Russia and Belarus
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:14:54 +0200
Poland plans to plant antipersonnel mines on its borders with Russia and Belarus as part of the East Shield project, Polish Deputy Defence Minister Pawe Bejda has said.
Source European Pravda, citing Polish news portal RMF24 Quote from Bejda We have no other choice.
The situation on the border is serious.
Im talking about the PolishBelarusian and PolishRussian border...
It will be one of the elements of the East Shield.
Details He added that Poland does not have antipersonnel mines but has the capacity to produce them.
This the production of landmines will be carried out by the factories of the Polish Armed Group, but I dont want to go into details.
Were talking about an order for several hundred thousand, we can talk about a million units ed., Bejda said.
Bejdas remarks come as Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland announced their intention on 18 March to withdraw from the Ottawa AntiPersonnel Mine Ban Convention.
Background Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna previously commented on the Baltic states and Polands intention to withdraw from the convention banning antipersonnel mines.
He argued that it is wrong for them to forbid ourselves from using weapons that Russia is willing to use against us.
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