NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia,

NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia,

Poland and the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said last month they will withdraw from the convention due to the military threat from neighbouring Russia. By quitting the 1997 treaty,