Poland and the Baltic states said on Tuesday that they want to withdraw from an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing Russia's growing military threat. In a joint statement ...

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Defense ministers from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania recommend that their countries withdraw from the international agreement banning antipersonnel mines, also known as the Ottawa Treaty.

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.

On Tuesday, defence ministers representing Poland and the three Baltic nations said they “unanimously recommend withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention,” which took effect in 1999, due to the ...

Body Dimensions 146.5 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm (5.77 x 2.79 x 0.33 in) ...