Well, howdy there, Internet people? It's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about the U.S., Ukraine, and Mines.

The United States has decided to supply Ukraine with something else it was previously reluctant to provide.

It's probably going to become a hot topic for a lot of reasons. Before the conversation

gets fully underway, we need to separate fact from fiction and things that once were facts

that no longer are, because the dynamics and functionality of this particular device have changed.

This piece of news is likely to cause an uproar, in large

part because of Princess Diana drawing attention to a major problem back in 1997. The United States

has agreed to provide Ukraine with anti-personnel landmines. When Princess Diana walked along a minefield,

it drew attention to the persistence of landmines long after a conflict ended. And shortly after her

walk, the Ottawa Treaty came about, which seeks to end the use of anti-personnel mines. Neither the United States or Russia

are signatories to the treaty. Just because the U.S. didn't sign doesn't mean it didn't

understand the issue with mines being left in the conflict zones after the war. It worked to develop non-presistant mines.

Basically, they only work for a certain length of time, normally a few weeks. According to reporting

and official statements, those are the specific type of mine that will be supplied to Ukraine.

It's also worth noting that some of the reporting says they are command detonated, which

means remote controlled.

The Ottawa Treaty does not ban that type of mine.

The U.S. also reportedly sought a pledge that Ukraine would not use them in populated areas.

Treaties aside, there is documentation of Russia using anti-personnel mines from 2022 on.

Ukraine has certainly used them as well.

Estimates say large sections of Ukraine, up to 20%,

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