In a joint statement issued today, the defence ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia say they “unanimously ...
NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said Tuesday they are abandoning the 1997 Ottawa convention treaty ...
Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by ...
Poland and the Baltic states on Tuesday took a first step towards quitting a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing an ...
The Latvian government on Tuesday initiated the Baltic country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention banning the use of ...
Poland and three Baltic states announced their intention to quit a treaty banning antipersonnel mines to give their forces a critical defensive edge amid a "fundamental" deterioration in their ...
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are considering withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention due to increased military threats from Russia. Their departure would enable these countries to stockpile ...
Quitting the 1997 treaty 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," the four nations argue in a statemement.
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.
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia announce withdrawal from the treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing the need for ...