“Since they do evil, we also want to do evil”

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Today I read that our Ministry of Defence decided to leave the Ottawa convention, which unites the nations who agreed to ban antipersonnel landmines. If I were the king of Estonia, I would step back now.

“Antipersonnel landmines still maim and kill ordinary people every day. They blow off their victims’ legs, feet, toes and hands. Because antipersonnel mines are indiscriminate and stay in or on the ground long after wars end, the vast majority of victims are civilians, not soldiers.” — https://www.icblcmc.org/our-impact/why-the-world-must-ban-landmines

“Since Russia has not joined the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, it cannot be considered right for us to forbid ourselves from using weapons that Russia is prepared to use against us.” — https://www.err.ee/1609636031/balti-riigid-ja-poola-teatasid-ottawa-konventsioonist-lahkumisest