Monday, June 30, 2025

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#Parliament of #Finland has just finalized that it will withdraw from the #OttawaConvention the so called #MineBanTreaty with 157 YES and 18 NO votes.

So the result of the #putin #war in #Ukraine is that Finland is a #NATO member and they will re-mine the border.

Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20168612

Norway criticises Finland’s move to quit a land mine treaty.

Norway will not withdraw from the international Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines like Finland did.

“If we start weakening our commitment, it makes it easier for warring factions around the world to use these weapons again, because it reduces the stigma,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Wednesday.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250402-norway-criticises-finlands-move-to-quit-a-land-mine-treaty?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Norway #Finland #LandMines #Defence #OttawaConvention

Norway Slams Poland, Baltic States for Withdrawal from Ottawa Convention

Withdrawal to enable use of new weapons- Defense minters of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

https://defensemirror.com/news/39091/Norway_Slams_Poland__Baltic_States_for_Withdrawal_from_Ottawa_Convention
#OttawaConvention #AntiMine #Landmine

Norway Slams Poland, Baltic States for Withdrawal from Ottawa Convention

Withdrawal to enable use of new weapons- Defense minters of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

https://defensemirror.com/news/39091/Norway_Slams_Poland__Baltic_States_for_Withdrawal_from_Ottawa_Convention
#OttawaConvention #AntiMine #Landmine

Wow. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia withdraw from the #OttawaConvention - presumably because they think they might have to use #landmines (against an invading #Russia)

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0318/1502606-ottawa-convention/

Poland and Baltic nations to pull out of landmines accord.

Poland and the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are withdrawing from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines, the four countries, which all share a border with Russia, said in a joint statement.

Quitting the 1997 treaty will allow the countries to start stockpiling landmines again.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-poland-and-baltic-nations-to-pull-out-of-landmines-accord?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Landmines #OttawaConvention #Defence #Poland #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Russia

Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland have announced their withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel mines.

#Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Poland #OttawaConvention #Mines

Poland announces military training plan for all men.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a slew of measures aimed at boosting his country's defence, including large-scale military training for men and a possible exit from a landmark anti-mines treaty.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250307-poland-announces-military-training-plan-for-all-men?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Poland #Defence #Military #DonaldTusk #Tusk #Landmines #Mines #OttawaConvention #Finland #Lithuania