Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines

US President Joe Biden has agreed to springiness Ukraine anti-personnel onshore mines, a US authoritative told the BBC.

The official, who was speaking connected information of anonymity, said specified mines would beryllium delivered soon and Washington expected that they would beryllium utilized connected Ukraine's territory.

Kyiv was besides committed to not utilizing specified mines successful areas populated with Ukrainian civilians, the authoritative said.

The determination is seen arsenic an effort to dilatory Russian troops who person been steadily advancing successful Ukraine's eastbound successful caller months.

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