Eastern Europe eyes landmines as Russian deterrence

Multiple Eastern European countries have left the international convention banning the use of landmines in recent weeks so that they can use the controversial weapon to deter Russian aggression.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland have announced their plans to withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa Treaty, which prohibits the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of landmines, in recent weeks, citing Russia’s war in Ukraine.