The world has been focused on developments on different fronts in recent days. While the war between Ukraine and Russia continued, the current US administration gave Ukraine permission to hit Russia with US-made missiles.
PUTIN SIGNED THE NUCLEAR RESPONSE DOCTRINE, ATTACKED UKRAINE WITH BRITISH MISSILES
After this, Ukraine hit Russia with US-made missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed the nuclear response doctrine. Ukraine then launched another attack on Russia with British-made missiles.
THEY WILL ALLOW THE USE OF LAND MINES
The developments brought about ‘3. He also commented that “World War II is at the doorstep”. While the war was being discussed, another remarkable development took place in the USA.
- Minister Austin, who was in Vienna, the capital of Laos, as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers Meeting, told reporters there that the change in Washington’s antipersonnel landmine policy towards Ukraine followed the changing tactics of the Russians.
Austin stated that US President Joe Biden’s administration will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines supplied by the US to help Ukraine slow down Russia’s advance on the battlefield.
“THEY NEED SOMETHING THAT COULD HELP SLOW THIS EFFORT OF THE RUSSIANS”
Emphasizing that Russian ground troops are pioneers on the battlefield, Austin said that Ukraine “needs things that can help slow down this Russian effort.” Antipersonnel landmines have long been criticized by aid agencies and activists as posing a persistent threat to civilians.
“THERE WILL BE NON-PERMANENT LAND MINES”
Austin countered this argument, saying, “The landmines that we’re considering providing to Ukraine will be non-permanent landmines. You know, we can control when they self-activate, when they self-detonate.” He said and claimed that the use of mines became safer in this way.
Finally, Austin reminded that Ukraine is currently producing its own antipersonnel landmines.