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Lithuania has informed the UN of its decision to withdraw from the anti-personnel landmine treaty, effective in six months, due to increased military threats from Russia.
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania has notified the United Nations it is leaving the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, its foreign minister posted on X on Friday.
The country will no longer be bound by the treaty six months after the notification.
Parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Poland - all NATO and EU members bordering Russia - have approved withdrawal of their countries from the treaty, citing the increased military danger from their neighbour.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius; editing by Diane Craft)
Lithuania has notified the United Nations that it is leaving the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines.
The country will no longer be bound by the treaty six months after the notification.
Parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Poland have approved withdrawal from the treaty.
The countries cited increased military dangers as the reason for their withdrawal from the treaty.
The article was reported by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius and edited by Diane Craft.
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