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Poland, Baltic states recommend leaving land mine treaty, citing threat from Russia

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Defense ministers of Poland , Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia say they want to leave treaty.

They argue security situation along NATO 's eastern flank has "fundamentally deteriorated" They say military threats to NATO member states bordering Russia and Belarus have increased.

The Ottawa Convention was signed in 1997 and went into force in 1999 .

Nearly three dozen countries have not acceded to the treaty.

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