Six countries bordering Russia announced in the spring plans to leave the treaty, which bars the use of anti-personnel land ...

She told CNN that the arguments for banning landmines have not changed since the Ottawa Treaty was formed in the 1990s. “Once it’s in the ground, it’s a danger.

The Ottawa Treaty signed that year banned the use of anti-personnel landmines as well as the ability to "develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer to anyone, directly or ...

Five NATO states are quitting anti-personnel mine treaty All cite concerns about perceived threat from Russia Finland and Lithuania plan to produce mines, officials say Mines will be for own use ...

Eastern flank Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene welcomed Finland's plan to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, saying in a Facebook post it was "a clear sign that the region is serious about ...