The defense ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia announced on Tuesday that they have unanimously recommended their countries' withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention due to heightened ...

The Ottawa Convention prohibits the production, possession, and transfer of anti-personnel mines. View on euronews ...

Subsea cables channel data and power, but they face escalating dangers, and multiple incidents in the past few months have ...

In a joint statement issued today, the defence ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia say they “unanimously ...

Four European NATO members announced on Tuesday they will withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty, marking the first time any ...

Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by ...

Gabrielius Landsbergis is the former Foreign Minister of Lithuania (2020-2024). He is currently visiting Georgia, having ...

Poland and the Baltic states on Tuesday took a first step towards quitting a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing an ...

Lithuania earlier this month quit another treaty banning cluster bombs citing security concerns over the threat from Moscow, ...

A letter on X signed by the defense ministers of the four nations has recommended withdrawal from the anti-personnel landmine convention because of the deterioration in regional security.

PAUL B. STARES is General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he also directs the Center for Preventive Action.

NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel ...