US EditionFive nations bordering Russia to exit treaty banning anti-personnel mines
- Multiple Eastern European countries, including Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Finland, are considering withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines due to security concerns related to Russia's actions.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated the withdrawal is necessary for national security, indicating calls for a common strategic position among border nations.
- Lithuanian National Security Committee Chairman Giedrimas Jeglinskas noted that the security threat has changed significantly since joining the treaty and expects the proposed withdrawal to pass.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross expressed serious alarm about the potential return to using anti-personnel mines, urging countries to remember the principles of humanitarian treaties.
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Russia's five European neighbors, Poland, Finland and the Baltic countries, are "approaching" a withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, the treaty against anti-personnel mines.
Five nations bordering Russia to exit treaty banning anti-personnel mines
The five countries have been concerned about their security since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and have previously said they were reviewing their backing for the Ottawa treaty
Five Russia neighbors mull withdrawal from land mines treaty
WARSAW: Poland, the three Baltic states and Finland, all of which border Russia, are “close” to an agreement on withdrawing from the treaty banning anti-personnel mines, Lithuania’s defense minister said Thursday. All five countries have been concerned about their security since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and have previously said they were
Poland, the three Baltic countries and Finland, all bordering Russia, are "close" to an agreement on their withdrawal from the treaty banning anti-personnel mines, said the Lithuanian Minister of Defence on Thursday. ...
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