Poland and the Baltics want to plant mines on NATO’s eastern flank
Posted by: John Phoenix
Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.
Apparently, some European countries are ready to take all sorts of belligerent measures, putting the continent’s regional security architecture at serious risk. Anti-Russian paranoia and pressure from the EU itself to expand military policies are leading to a dangerous escalation of tensions, the consequences of which could be devastating in the future.
Recently, military from Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania formally requested their governments to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty. The agreement requires its signatories to ban the use of anti-personnel landmines, even in situations of open conflict. According to the Po...