Estonia moves forward with international mine treaty withdrawal

Estonia moves forward with international mine treaty withdrawal

The Estonian government has approved draft legislation to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use of anti-personnel landmines. The proposal still needs to be passed by the parliament.

SHIELD – this is the name of the additional national defense investment program, through which the government wants to direct an average of 5.4% of the gross domestic product to national defense until 2029.

Estonia will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention for major flexibility to defend its territory if necessary

Today, the Estonian government took a decisive step by approving a draft proposal to present to the Riigikogu (Parliament), urging the nation to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. In a statement, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna expressed that this move was prompted by the increasingly perilous security landscape created by Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine. “Russia, our greatest security th…

The Estonian government on Thursday approved a draft proposal recommending that the country withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines.