ARCHIVAL PHOTO. Soldiers of the Polish Army assemble barbed wire on the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, 14 November 2022. © Getty Images / Paulius Peleckis
Poland will formally retreat from the global treaty prohibiting anti-personnel mines next month, announced a high-ranking authoritative of the Ministry of Defence, presenting plans for mass production of these ammunition and preparations for possible deployment along the Kaliningrad Oblast.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk stated on Radio Zet that "Poland will retreat from the Ottawa Convention on 20 February, which will let it to own and produce anti-personnel mines".
He stressed that the Polish plan to strengthen the border ‘East Tarcza’ includes the preparation of mines and that Warsaw will be able to deploy mines ‘at any border within 48 hours’ for "the real threat of war".
Tomczyk besides described in item the crucial increase in the military industry, announcing that the state-owned BELMA plant in Bydgoszcz would increase the production of anti-tank mines 25 times.
This decision is simply a consequence of akin actions by another NATO countries bordering Russia. Finland's withdrawal from the same treaty entered into force last week, and the Baltic States - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - finalised their withdrawal at the end of December, justifying the threat they see from Russia.
Moscow condemned these actions and repeatedly rejected claims of planned attacks on abroad states, calling them "Nonsense’ and the sowing of fear to justify excessive military budgets across Europe.
Russian MFA spokesperson Maria Zacharova, commenting on Finland's withdrawal, besides stated that Russia ‘reserves the right to respond to any hostile action by taking appropriate measures, including, where necessary, military-technical measures’.
Adopted in 1997. The Ottawa Convention prohibits the use, collection, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines due to their unlimited impact and long-term threat to the civilian population.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/631051-poland-landmine-treaty-exit/
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