Finland this week became the latest country to withdraw from an international agreement that bans the use of antipersonnel ...

Finland's parliament has backed the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel landmines, ...

This news brief covers a range of international topics, including Finland's exit from a landmines treaty due to Russian ...

Issues affecting circumpolar nations ...

Finland's parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly ...

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Finland exits the Ottawa Treaty, permitting anti-personnel mines. Parliament approved the decision due to security concerns, particularly Russia's actions. The treaty bans using, making, and storing ...

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland — have recently pulled out of the Ottawa Treaty or announced plans to do so.