Thailand Suspends Trump-Backed Cambodia Truce After Landmine Blasts Injures 2 Thai Soldiers

“All terms in the joint declaration will be suspended, and the plan to release Cambodian detainees will be terminated,” Defense Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said Tuesday after a meeting of the National Security Council. His comments echo Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s commen ts on the issue Monday.

The suspension will remain in place until tensions between the two countries subside, government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said. In the meantime, Anutin has instructed the defense ministry to step up military operations to protect Thailand’s sovereignty and secure the border, Siripong told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

The government may consider revoking the peace deal altogether unless Cambodia responds to Thailand’s formal protest, he added.