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

“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 ...

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

President Alexander Stubb announced the decision, citing a changing security environment following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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

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 ...

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 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 ...