Lithuania’s defense minister on reading Trump, the cruelty of mines

After Latvia, Lithuania is also voting to withdraw from the Ottawa Agreement. The Baltic states want to buy and manufacture landmines again. Their goal is to deter Russia.[more]]>

Lithuania has withdrawn from the international agreement on the banning of personal mines.

Lithuania: Decision to leave convention banning anti-personnel mines could put civilian lives at risk

Reacting to a vote Lithuanian parliament to withdraw from the Ottawa convention, a landmark treaty prohibiting the use of anti-personnel mines, Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said:“Today’s decision to leave the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is a retrograde move that will only further weaken the global consensus aimed at minimizing civilian harm during armed conflict.“Anti-personnel mines are in…

Lithuanian parliament votes to withdraw from landmine ban treaty

Lithuania's parliament, the Seimas, has voted to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, the international convention banning antipersonnel mines, Delfi reports.

Lithuania’s defense minister on reading Trump, the cruelty of mines

"We are going to have mines on our territory, but they will either be Russian ... or our own, where we will know where they are," said Dovilė Šakalienė.

The Lithuanian Parliament gave its green light to the country's exit from the Convention, while this Baltic State seeks to strengthen its defence after the Russian aggression in Ukraine.