Quitting the treaty would give Finland more options in adjusting to "changes in the security environment," one leader said.

Finland's right-wing government has asked parliament to extend until the end of 2026 a law that allows it to reject asylum ...

NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defence spending to at least ...

Finland plans to leave the Ottawa convention that bans antipersonnel landmines, following similar moves by other neighbouring states bordering Russia. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Tuesday ...

President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the ...

Finland is now the latest European nation to abandon a long-standing treaty that bans the use of anti-personnel mines.

Finland and other European countries are leaving the Ottawa Convention, the treaty banning anti-personnel mines, as the risk of confrontation with Russia continues to rise. The 1997 pact has "come ...

A growing number of countries bordering Russia are abandoning a long-standing treaty banning the use of anti-personnel land mines. On Tuesday, Finland became the latest country to announce it was ...

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NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least ...

By leaving the treaty, Finland, which guards NATO’s longest border with Russia, could start stockpiling landmines again to have them at hand should a need arise. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told ...