Donald Tusk announced that Poland could place landmines at the border with Russia

The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, announced that the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention will allow the deployment of anti-personnel mines along the eastern border within 48 hours, in the event of a threat. This decision comes against the backdrop of a trend among Russia's European neighbors to withdraw from the treaty that prohibits the use of anti-personnel mines. Poland intends to implement these mines as part of the 'Eastern Shield' project, aimed at securing the borders with Belarus and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.

Tusk emphasized the importance of this project for national security. Additionally, Poland will resume the production of anti-personnel mines for the first time since the Cold War, considering also the possibility of exporting them to Ukraine. The process of withdrawing from the treaty began in August, and the official exit will take place after a six-month period, which ends on Friday.