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 […]
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Lithuania notifies UN of withdrawal from landmine ban treaty
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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)