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

Finland has announced plans to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty as countries in Europe shore up against potential threats from Russia. The Ottawa Treaty is the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which ...

“Finland is not currently facing an immediate military threat,” he said in a statement. “Withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention will give us the possibility to prepare for the changes in the security ...

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 ...

The Finns ramp up defense spending and leave a land-mine pact. It’s a lesson for Trump.

"Withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention will give us the possibility to prepare for the changes in the security environment in a more versatile way," he said. He added that Finland would allocate ...

The Latvian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention international treaty that bans ...

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

(Government of Finland) Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing the escalating tensions in Europe following ...