Kremlin warns Lithuania that its move to lift a nuclear arms ban risks further escalation
The first of two parliamentary votes would clear a decades-old ban as Lithuania seeks to bolster security amid tensions with Russia.
- Lithuania's parliament voted on Tuesday to lift a constitutional ban on hosting nuclear weapons, marking the first of two required ballots to advance the policy shift aimed at strengthening regional security.
- The legal overhaul removes prohibitions established more than three decades ago when Lithuania broke away from the Soviet Union. A second ballot is scheduled for Jan. 12 next year to finalize the constitutional change.
- President Donald Trump said Monday he would consider Lithuania's request for a permanent American military base. Lithuania is a member of both NATO and the European Union, bordering Russia's Kaliningrad.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned Tuesday that both developments "will, to our regret, mark yet another significant escalation of tensions." Moscow stated it will be forced to take measures to guarantee its security.
- Lithuania, bordering Russia's Kaliningrad and Belarus, remains a staunch supporter of Ukraine during the ongoing conflict. These developments reflect shifting European security dynamics as Lithuania fortifies its borders against regional threats.
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<p>The Lithuanian Sejm supported the lifting of the constitutional ban on nuclear weapons. The Sejm of Lithuania in the first reading approved the lifting of the ban on weapons of mass destruction. Final vote scheduled for 12 January.</p>
Lithuania Moves to Lift Constitutional Ban on Nuclear Weapons on Its Territory
Lithuania’s parliament has backed a constitutional amendment that would remove the country’s ban on weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, being stationed on Lithuanian territory, LRT reported on October 6.
The Lithuanian Parliament has approved a first amendment to lift the constitutional ban on the reception of nuclear weapons on its soil. This historic turning point, designed to strengthen the anchoring in NATO in the face of...
The Kremlin threatened Vilnius that Russia “will be forced to take all necessary measures” after the Lithuanian Sejm in the first reading supported the lifting of the ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country.
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