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Norway criticises Finland’s move to quit a land mine treaty.

Norway will not withdraw from the international Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines like Finland did.

“If we start weakening our commitment, it makes it easier for warring factions around the world to use these weapons again, because it reduces the stigma,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Wednesday.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250402-norway-criticises-finlands-move-to-quit-a-land-mine-treaty?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Norway #Finland #LandMines #Defence #OttawaConvention

Poland and Baltic nations to pull out of landmines accord.

Poland and the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are withdrawing from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines, the four countries, which all share a border with Russia, said in a joint statement.

Quitting the 1997 treaty will allow the countries to start stockpiling landmines again.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-poland-and-baltic-nations-to-pull-out-of-landmines-accord?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Landmines #OttawaConvention #Defence #Poland #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Russia

Poland announces military training plan for all men.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a slew of measures aimed at boosting his country's defence, including large-scale military training for men and a possible exit from a landmark anti-mines treaty.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250307-poland-announces-military-training-plan-for-all-men?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Poland #Defence #Military #DonaldTusk #Tusk #Landmines #Mines #OttawaConvention #Finland #Lithuania