President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the US will send antipersonnel landmines to Ukraine, reversing a ban in place since 2022. Officials suggested the devices will shore up Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s deployment of small squads across its lines; rights groups say the mines will endanger civilians. More than 160 countries are signatories to the 1997 Ottawa Convention banning the mines designed to detonate on contact. The US and Russia are not party to the treaty.

It will be remembered by many that ending the use of landmines was an issue that the late Princess Diana was a passionate campaigner for.

And what does BlackRock think of all the land they’ve been promised being contaminated like this?