> The Baltics withdrawing from the Ottawa treaty was an absolute disgrace. Indefensible. It is entirely defensible on account of wanting to reduce risk of bein

> The Baltics withdrawing from the Ottawa treaty was an absolute disgrace. Indefensible. It is entirely defensible on account of wanting to reduce risk of being invaded by Russia. PS: Poland also exited the treaty. I entirely support use of mines on territory of mu country for purposes such as reducing risk of Russian invading Poland again. Though deployment should not be premature. But I hope that production and stockpiling of enough mines is ongoing. If you think that is indefensible - are you aware of how WW II went for Baltics, Poland, Belarus? In Poland about 16% of population was murdered, in Belarus about 20% of population was murdered. And Poland and Baltics got decades of occupation on top of that. Belarus still has not managed to get from Russia's boot as of 2026.