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Add as preferred source on GoogleFinland plans to exit the landmine ban treaty by 2026, citing increased military threats. This move follows similar actions by other NATO members.
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland has notified the United Nations it is leaving the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, its foreign ministry said late on Thursday.
The withdrawal will take effect six months after the notification, in January 2026, the ministry said in a statement.
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Poland - all NATO and EU members bordering Russia - have approved withdrawal from the treaty, citing the increased military danger from their neighbour.
Earlier in July, Reuters reported that Lithuania and Finland are set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year to supply themselves, according to officials from the two NATO member states.
(Reporting by Essi Lehto, editing by Stine Jacobsen)
Finland's withdrawal will take effect six months after the notification, in January 2026.
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Poland have all approved withdrawal from the treaty.
The countries cited increased military danger from their neighbor, Russia, as the reason for their withdrawal.
Lithuania and Finland are set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year to supply themselves.
The information about Finland's withdrawal was reported by Reuters.
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