Biden approves deadly land mines for Ukraine

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The Biden Administration has agreed to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel landmines, in an effort to slow the steady advance of Russia’s troops, especially in the eastern Donbas region. Officials say the new mines are “non-persistent”, battery-detonated and don’t function after a pre-set period of time. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the repercussions with Patrick Thompson, Amnesty International’s Ukraine researcher.

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