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

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said a fundamentally changed security environment in Europe prompted the decision by Finland -- a NATO member bordering Russia -- to pull out of the 1997 Ottawa Treaty.

Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, ...

A three-decade global effort to end the use of land mines appears to be over. Finland and other European countries are ...

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said a fundamentally changed security environment in Europe prompted the decision by Finland — a NATO member bordering Russia — to pull out of the 1997 Ottawa Treaty.

Finland began considering withdrawal from the Ottawa treaty last November when its military commander said the matter should be discussed due to Russia’s use of such weapons in Ukraine.

The government, along with two other Baltic nations and Poland, agreed last month to quit the 1997 accord that prohibits from ...

The Latvian parliament voted to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, a treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing ...

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 mi ...

Finnish defence firm Insta has expressed interest in producing anti-personnel landmines following Finland’s decision to begin ...

Finland began considering withdrawal from the Ottawa treaty last November when its military commander said the matter should be discussed due to Russia's use of such weapons in Ukraine.

Eastern flank – Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene welcomed Finland’s plan to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, saying in a Facebook post it was “a clear sign that the region is ...