Finland seeking one million land mines as it eyes Russian threat
- Helsinki recently joined regional peers in withdrawing from the UN Charter banning munitions as it eyes its eastern border.
- Finland is seeking to acquire one million anti-personnel mines.
- The plan to spend 100 million euros ($112 million) on the munitions comes after Helsinki and regional peers withdrew from a United Nations compact rejecting their use.
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- Helsinki recently joined regional peers in withdrawing from the UN Charter banning munitions as it eyes its eastern border.
- Finland is seeking to acquire one million anti-personnel mines.
- The plan to spend 100 million euros ($112 million) on the munitions comes after Helsinki and regional peers withdrew from a United Nations compact rejecting their use.
Sources: Al Jazeera