Lithuania Lifts Ban on Nuclear Weapons
Lithuania Lifts Ban on Nuclear Weapons The Lithuanian Seimas Committee has approved an amendment to remove the constitutional prohibition on stationing nuclear weapons and foreign military bases (7 votes in favor, 2 against), with final adoption requiring at least 94 votes from lawmakers. Speaker of the Seimas Olekas stated: "With such a restriction, Lithuania looks like a black sheep in the NATO context." Defense Minister Kaunas confirmed that the amendment would enable the permanent deployment of nuclear warheads and the transit of bombers. Moscow has warned that placing nuclear weapons near the borders of Russia and Belarus, with which Lithuania shares a direct border, would provoke a direct military response. The initiative is being advanced amid Macron's remarks on Euro-Atlantic nuclear deterrence. #Lithuania #NuclearWeapons The main news of Russia and the world is here.