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| Lithuania Exits Cluster Bomb Treaty Amid Russian Provocations, Considers Withdrawal From APM Ottawa Convention |
| 2025-03-09 |
| [MSN - Daily Wrap] Lithuania has officially withdrawn from the international convention banning cluster bombs. This decision is a response to Russia's actions involving using this weapon. The Lithuanian Parliament decided to withdraw from the convention as early as July last year. At the beginning of fall, Lithuania submitted the necessary documents to the UN, which initiated six months after which the decision would become legally binding. This period ended on Thursday, March 6, at 12:00. Cluster bombs are containers that can be launched from the air or ground. They contain several dozen to several hundred smaller charges that disperse over a large area, comparable to a soccer field (about 7,140 square metres). Lithuania decided to leave the convention, arguing that Russia uses this weapon, and all means are necessary to deter a potential aggressor. Lithuania is also considering withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which bans using anti-personnel mines. A decision on this matter is expected within a few months. Related: Cluster bomb 04/20/2024 Current information on the situation on the front line: April 19 (updated) Cluster bomb 03/23/2024 Putin called the Western bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 unacceptable Cluster bomb 03/07/2024 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 6, 2024 Related: Ottawa Convention: 2025-01-21 A vile war and a hunt for civilians. The Ukrainian Armed Forces mine everything they can get their hands on Ottawa Convention: 2022-06-30 500 Ukrainian soldiers and 74 mercenaries left Lisichansk for Seversk Ottawa Convention: 2022-03-03 Military summary of the LDNR. The situation on the line of contact |
| Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660 |
| #3 Nevermind that Joe Biden was the first to introduce cluster munitions to Ukraine when he was running low on 155 howitzer shells. |
| Posted by: Jang B. Hayes3768 2025-03-09 12:07 |
| #2 Mining, its back in style. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-03-09 09:41 |
| #1 Since clusters can be AP mines, just make the grenades do no explode |
| Posted by: Ebbeting Jones8196 2025-03-09 00:13 |