【Latest News: Lithuania Withdraws from the Ottawa Convention and Begins Producing Anti-Personnel Mines】
On December 27, 2025, in Vilnius, the online version of Lithuanian Radio and Television wrote in a press release:
On Saturday, December 27, Lithuania formally notified the United Nations Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention exactly six months. Therefore, Lithuania has officially withdrawn from the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use, storage, and production of anti-personnel mines.
Lithuania and Finland are preparing to begin producing anti-personnel mines in the coming years, both for domestic supply and for shipment to Ukraine. The Lithuanian authorities plan to invest 800 million euros over the next decade to produce anti-tank and anti-personnel mines.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852655730642948/
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