{"id":128033,"date":"2024-11-20T13:06:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T06:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128033"},"modified":"2024-11-20T13:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T06:06:07","slug":"biden-agrees-to-give-ukraine-anti-personnel-mines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128033","title":{"rendered":"Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US defence official told the BBC, a move seen as an attempt to slow Russian troops who have been steadily advancing in Ukraine&#8217;s east in recent months.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said such mines would be delivered soon and Washington expected that they would be used on Ukraine&#8217;s territory.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ukraine was also committed to not using such mines in densely-populated areas, the official said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Separately, the US embassy in Kyiv said it had &#8220;received specific information of a potential significant air attack on 20 November&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place,&#8221; <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ua.usembassy.gov\/mascot-update-u-s-embassy-kyiv-ukraine\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">it said in a statement.  <!-- --><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The US embassy recommends US citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Overnight, both Ukraine and Russia reported major drone attacks on their respective territories. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It was not immediately known whether there were any casualties. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The provision of anti-personnel land mines is the latest move by the outgoing US administration to bolster Ukraine&#8217;s war effort before Donald Trump returns to the White House on 20 January. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Russia has deployed landmines liberally since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but international objections to the use of such weapons on the grounds that they pose a risk to civilians had prevented the Biden administration from signing off on them. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The US defence official confirmed to the BBC that Ukraine had pledged to use only mines that remained active for a limited period of time. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The US &#8220;non-persistent&#8221; mines differ from Russia&#8217;s as they become inert after a pre-set period of time &#8211; anywhere from four hours to two weeks. They are electrically fused and require battery power to detonate. Once the battery runs out, they will not detonate.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Washington has already been providing anti-tank mines to Ukraine, but the anti-personnel land mines &#8211; which can be rapidly deployed &#8211; are designed to blunt the advances of ground forces.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier, it was confirmed that US-made longer-range Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms) missiles had struck targets inside Russia only days after reports emerged that the White House had granted permission for their use. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Russia&#8217;s defence ministry said the strike had targeted the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine to the north on Tuesday morning.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It said five missiles had been shot down and one had caused damage &#8211; with its fragments starting a fire at a military facility.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But two US officials said initial indications suggested Russia had intercepted just two missiles out of around eight fired by Ukraine.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The BBC has not been able to verify independently the contradicting figures.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Washington of trying to escalate the conflict.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Kremlin has vowed to retaliate.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved changes to Russia\u2019s nuclear doctrine, setting out new conditions under which the country would consider using its arsenal.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Commenting on the changes, US state department spokesperson Matthew Miller said: &#8220;Since the beginning of its war of aggression against Ukraine, [Russia] has sought to coerce and intimidate both Ukraine and other countries around the world through irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and behaviour.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cx2d1lj3nwqo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US defence official told the BBC, a move seen as an attempt to slow Russian troops who &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128033\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128033\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}