Finland plans to withdraw from Ottawa landmines treaty

Finland Will Pull Out of Global Landmine Treaty

Finland on Tuesday announced it will pull out of a global landmine treaty—a move made "as Russia fears grow," reports Politico . Politico reports the 1997 Ottawa Convention "has come under increasing pressure because of the Kremlin's war on Ukraine, especially in countries neighboring Russia." Finland counts itself in that...

Russia's war of aggression shows that mines are still in use. Poland, Finland and the Baltic states therefore want to withdraw from the ban agreement.

Finland to leave anti-personnel mine treaty

Finland is now the latest European nation to abandon a long-standing treaty that bans the use of anti-personnel mines.

TRIBUNE. The proliferation of conflicts and the diplomatic turnaround of the United States are increasingly undermining the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty. At the initiative of Handicap International, a collective of more than 60 personalities is calling in this regard, in a forum in the "World", the French government.

Why Europe is planning to bring back deadly landmines: Finland points finger at Russia

Finland’s decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty signals a decisive shift in European security policy as growing concerns over Russian aggression prompt Nordic and Baltic nations to prioritise military preparedness over past disarmament commitment

Making Land Mines Great Again

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