Poland and the three Baltic nations say they want to withdraw from an international convention that bans antipersonnel land mines due to the growing threat from Russia to front-line NATO states.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine clears mines from land in Kherson region in the south of the country in May 2023 using remote-controlled demining machines donated by the Howard G. Buffett ...

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland cite the Russo-Ukranian War and Russian aggression in general as a valid reason to ...

will allow Poland and the three Baltic countries to start stockpiling and using landmines again. "Military threats to NATO member states bordering Russia and Belarus have significantly increased ...

Quitting the 1997 treaty, which has been ratified or acceded to by more than 160 nations, will allow Poland and the three Baltic countries to start stockpiling and using landmines again. "Military ...

The defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have recommended leaving the 1997 Ottawa Treaty due to ...

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since ...

March 20 - Poland is ready to start work on resuming the production of anti-personnel mines, its defence minister said on Thursday, after Warsaw joined the Baltic states this week in announcing a ...

"The role of politicians is to undo the corset which has been put on the military today and we as Poland and our allies from the Baltic states are doing so," he added. Kosiniak-Kamysz said that ...

As a result, the Baltic States and their allies find themselves ... and Lithuania are getting their electricity via undersea cable from Poland—present a different vulnerability.

Pic: Reuters The diplomatic source confirmed Sir Keir would have a phone call with the leaders of the Baltic states - but signalled ... Sweden and Poland were among the invitees, noting Helsinki ...

The Red Cross worries others may follow Poland and the Baltic states if they withdraw from the treaty and set a precedent for countries to abandon other humanitarian treaties as well. That's why ...