US EditionPoland and Baltic nations plan to withdraw from landmine convention
- Baltic and Polish defense ministers have recommended withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel landmines, due to increasing regional security threats from Russia and Belarus.
- The ministers emphasized the need for 'flexibility and freedom of choice' in bolstering NATO's eastern defenses amid deteriorating security conditions.
- Despite the withdrawal, the ministers affirmed their commitment to international humanitarian laws and the protection of civilians in conflict.
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Lithuania and Poland apparently plan to move mines at their borders with Russia and Belarus. The danger of a Russian attack is real, according to an expert.
Poland, Baltics Seek Mines Amid Russia Border Fears
On March 18, 2025, defense chiefs from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania jolted global headlines, pushing to abandon the Ottawa Convention. They aim to deploy anti-personnel mines along borders with Russia and Belarus, undoing a 1997 ban on these lethal devices. The decision, triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, reveals a region […]
According to the Polish Deputy Minister of Defense, the army needs several hundred thousand or even a million land mines to provide defense.Moreover, Poland along with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have announced that they will withdraw from the Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines, also known as the Ottawa Treaty. The withdrawal procedure could take up to six months. Today, at the BEC, the order of registration on the ballot for the presidential …
Poland and Baltics plan Ottawa Treaty exit, sparking fears for the landmine ban's future
Against the backdrop of Russia's three-year war in Ukraine, Poland and the Baltics are preparing to exit the Ottawa Treaty, the landmark agreement that saw 164 countries destroy their arsenals of landmines and ban future use.
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