U.S. will provide antipersonnel mines to Ukraine: U.S. official
The Hindu
President Biden approves Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles against Russia, while Trump criticizes Ukraine aid.
The United States will soon provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines to shore up its defenses against Russian forces, a U.S. official said late Tuesday (November 19, 2024).
The decision comes as President Joe Biden works to boost Ukraine's war effort in the final two months of his administration, before Ukraine aid critic Donald Trump takes power in January.
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On Sunday, Mr. Biden gave Ukraine the green light to fire U.S.-supplied long-range missiles into Russian territory for the first time.
The U.S. official added that Washington has sought commitments from Ukraine to use the mines in its own territory and only in areas that are not populated in order to decrease the risk they pose to civilians.
The mines are known as being "non-persistent" because they go inert after a set period of time, when their battery power runs out.
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