The heads of defence ministries of four states have called on the leaders of their countries to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine ...

The NATO allies pulling out of a treaty banning the use of landmines said it sends the message they'll use whatever they need ...

Poland plans to plant anti-personnel mines on its borders with Russia and Belarus as part of the East Shield project, Polish ...

NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said Tuesday they are abandoning the 1997 Ottawa convention treaty ...

Poland and the three Baltic nations say they want to withdraw from an international convention that bans antipersonnel land mines due to the growing threat from Russia to front-line NATO states ...

Quitting the 1997 treaty will allow Poland and the three Baltic countries to start stockpiling and using landmines again.

New modern vessels for Estonia's navy, the Merevägi, should be built in Estonia where possible, the Ministry of Defense has said. But exactly which ships will be purchased is not yet known.

Latvia, along with neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of Russia in the wake of Putin's unprovoked brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

A decade later, the governing body withdrew them from Euro 2005 qualifiers with the cost of travel being cited, after they were drawn in a group with Belarus, Estonia, Israel and Kazakhstan.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are considering withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention due to increased military threats from Russia. Their departure would enable these countries to stockpile ...