Finland's parliament has backed the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel landmines, Bloomberg reports. During the voting, 157 lawmakers supported the withdrawal,

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's parliament voted on Thursday in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over a military threat posed by neighbouring Russia.

Finland this week became the latest country to withdraw from an international agreement that bans the use of antipersonnel mines, joining several fellow NATO allies in a move aimed at deterring Russian aggression.