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Biden approves anti-personnel mines for Ukraine, US official says (www.reuters.com)

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Nov 19 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has approved provision of anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine, a U.S. official told Reuters, a step that could help slow Russian advances in its east, especially when used along with other munitions from the United States.

The United States expects Ukraine to use the mines in its own territory, though it has committed not to use them in areas populated with its own civilians, the official said. The Washington Post first reported the development.

The office of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian defence ministry, the Russian defence ministry and the Kremlin did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests to comment.

The United States has provided Ukraine with anti-tank mines throughout its war with Russia, but the addition of anti-personnel mines aims at blunting the advance of Russian ground troops, the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ok, I see now that you have no interest in arguing in good faith, so I'm gonna leave you to it rather than wasting any more time on your absolutist credulity. Have the day you deserve.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Ok, I see now that you have no interest in arguing in good faith,

Sorry that you don't like being confronted with the fact that you don't give a single fuck about Ukrainian lives and are just virtue signaling. But hey - have fun advocating for Ukranians to meekly submit to be massacred in order to take the moral high ground of (checks notes) not using explosives to stop the Russian advance. Really terrible stuff would have happened in this war if we allowed that, just absolutely exceptional suffering.

Also, nice one on running from the fact that you accused the Ukrainian government of being ready to just mine their own land and leave it that way post-war. Keep up the good work, I'm sure Putin and all the other fascist fucks are very proud of you.