The Estonian government has approved draft legislation to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use of ...

NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia, ...

The Latvian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention international treaty that bans ...

A growing number of countries bordering Russia are abandoning a long-standing treaty banning the use of land mines, as fears over future attacks grow.

A site in Syria – where more than half the population is at risk from landmines – recently cleared by the HALO Trust - BILAL AL HAMMOUD/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock ...

The conversation on landmines cannot be reduced to a binary. Canada must instead explore whether there’s a different path ...

PM Orpo announces preemptive measures as President Stubb engages in balancing act between Moscow and Washington.

The decision by four states last month and another one this week to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty, widely known as the Ottawa Treaty, is one of the most significant challenges to ...

Finland has announced plans to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty as countries in Europe shore up against potential threats from Russia. The Ottawa Treaty is the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention ...

With these solutions, we will ensure that Finland's defence is in good shape for years to come," Orpo said. Finland signed the Ottawa Convention in 2012, the last EU member state to sign onto the 1997 ...

Finnish technology conglomerate Insta said on Friday it is interested in producing anti-personnel land mines in Finland once the Finnish government leaves the international mine ban treaty.

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