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Poland leaves anti-landmine treaty as Russian threat looms

Ewan Jones
 20.02.2026, 15:38
Poland will start manufacturing anti-personnel mines for the first time since the Cold War. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Poland will start manufacturing anti-personnel mines for the first time since the Cold War. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Warsaw has said it will use anti-personnel and anti-tank mines on its eastern border.