Lithuania· VilniusLithuania Parliament Approves Constitutional Amendment to Allow Nuclear Weapons
Lithuania's Parliament has supported a constitutional amendment to remove the ban on stationing nuclear weapons, citing the presence of strategic weapons in neighboring Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad region.
Background
Lithuania, bordering Russia and Belarus, has been a vocal critic of Russian aggression and has increased its defense spending. Tensions in the region have escalated due to Russia's military actions and its deployment of strategic weapons in neighboring areas, prompting security concerns among Baltic states.
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Lithuania's Parliament Approves Constitutional Amendment to Allow Nuclear Weapons
First report 23h agoLast update 1h agoProponents argue that allowing nuclear weapons on Lithuanian soil is a necessary defensive response to the strategic weapons deployed by Russia and Belarus in the region.
Russia views Lithuania's decision to lift the ban on nuclear weapons and potentially host US military bases as an escalatory step that will destabilize European security.
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