This is reported by Kyiv24
The lifting of the ban on anti-personnel mines takes effect today
Ukraine has officially ceased to comply with the ban on the use of anti-personnel mines as stipulated by the Ottawa Convention of 1997. The corresponding decree has been published on the official website of the head of state. Thus, the country is no longer a party to the international agreement that prohibited the use, accumulation, production, and transfer of this type of weaponry.
Details of the Decree and Withdrawal Procedure
The decree of the President of Ukraine implements the decision of the National Security and Defense Council dated June 29, 2025, according to which Ukraine withdraws from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Accumulation, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines, as well as from the obligations regarding their destruction, which have been in effect since September 18, 1997.
“To implement the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine dated June 29, 2025, ‘On Ukraine’s Withdrawal from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Accumulation, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and Their Destruction dated September 18, 1997,'” the document states.
The document takes effect upon its publication.
Context: Ukraine’s Participation and the Positions of Other Countries
Ukraine joined the Ottawa Convention in 1999, and its ratification by the Verkhovna Rada occurred only in May 2005. It is noteworthy that several influential countries, including Russia, India, Pakistan, China, and the USA, are still not parties to this international agreement.