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Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say

FINLAND AND LITHUANIA, JUL 9 – Finland and Lithuania will start producing anti-personnel mines in 2026 after treaty withdrawal to enhance defense and support Ukraine, with Lithuania investing hundreds of millions of euros.

  • Finland and Lithuania plan to produce anti-personnel landmines in 2026 after withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, according to officials from both countries.
  • Lithuanian Deputy Defence Minister Karolis Aleksa confirmed the country will invest hundreds of millions of euros in mine manufacturing.
  • Heikki Autto, Chair of Finland's Parliament Defence Committee, emphasized domestic mine production is essential for national security and could also support Ukraine.
  • There are rising concerns over military threats from Russia, prompting NATO members to increase defense spending and capabilities.
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Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Poland have decided to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, citing the increased military threat posed to their security by Moscow.

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Russia's war is changing Europe's security architecture. Five NATO states now want to use anti-personnel mines again.

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Anti-personnel mines are a terrible weapon that harms civilians, children and adults indiscriminately. Yet we should allow them into Sweden's arsenal again. THE COLUMN. Aron Lund is a freelance columnist on DN's editorial page, a Middle East analyst affiliated with, among others, the Swedish Institute for Foreign Policy, and works in his daily life at the Swedish National Defense Research Institute.

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Like Estonia, Latvia and Poland, countries have announced their withdrawal from the landmine treaty.

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