Finland to withdraw from anti-personnel rban treaty
Helsinki (AFP) April 1, 2025 Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, the latest signatory moving to ditch the ban over threats from Russia. 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
Helsinki (AFP) April 1, 2025
Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, the latest signatory moving to ditch the ban over threats from Russia.
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's prime minister said Tuesday the country plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, the latest signatory moving to ditch the ban over threats from Russia.
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 
