Four European nations—Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—have just withdrawn from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans landmines. With tensions rising between NATO and Russia, these countries are ...

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 ...

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 vote in Parliament made Latvia the first country in the region to act on a decision taken last month by three Baltic States and Poland to quit the 1997 Ottawa Treaty, which prohibits the 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 ...

Ukraine looks to withdraw from a major international treaty on anti-personnel landmines to bolster its defense on the battlefield, where its troops are trying to hold off Russia's intensifying ...