Poland will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel landmines, in the coming weeks, a move aimed at giving the military greater flexibility to strengthen security along the country’s eastern border, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk has announced.

Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance surged to a four-year high in 2024, with over 6,000 incidents reported, mostly affecting civilians, including women and children.

Ukraine's parliament has passed a bill suspending the country's participation in the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak announced on Tuesday.

Finland has officially submitted its intention to withdraw from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement on Thursday, July 10.

Finland is set to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of landmines, President Alexander Stubb revealed on Tuesday.

Poland and the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—have announced plans to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans anti-personnel landmines.