The Washington Post is informed by two officials that Ukraine has promised not to use the mines in densely populated areas. Reuters reproduces the same information from an anonymous official source. The mines remain on the ground until they are triggered and can thus pose a risk to civilians long after a conflict has ended. The United States is not among the 164 countries that have joined the UN Mines Convention from 1997, but the United States has taken steps to comply with most of it. Nor has Russia ratified the convention, which Ukraine has. It prohibits all production, storage, sale and use of such mines. Anti-personnel mines have also been used frequently by Russia in front-line areas, according to the Washington Post. The human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has documented Russian use of these mines, but in a report from last year also accused Ukraine of having used them. The decision comes shortly after Biden gave the Ukrainians permission to use American long-range missiles against targets deep inside Russia, something Ukraine has requested for a long time. In the Biden administration, there is great concern about recent Russian advances and a great desire to slow this down, the Washington Post learns. Published 20.11.2024, at 02.21 Updated 20.11.2024, at 04.35
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