Zelenskyy agreed on Ukraine’s withdrawal from the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, - Kostenko

In Ukraine, an agreement was reached to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use of anti-personnel mines.

This was reported by Member of Parliament Roman Kostenko.

According to Kostenko, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on the enactment of the National Security and Defense Council’s decision regarding Ukraine’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention - an international agreement that prohibits the use, stockpiling, and production of anti-personnel mines.

"This is a step that the reality of war has long demanded. Russia is not a party to this Convention and massively uses mines against our military and civilians. We cannot remain constrained in a situation where the enemy adheres to no restrictions," Kostenko noted.

According to him, the next step lies with the parliament - the Verkhovna Rada must legislate this decision to finally restore Ukraine’s right to fully defend its territory.

Currently, the document is not available on the website of the President’s Office.