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Lithuania advances constitutional amendment to lift nuclear weapons ban

Lithuania constitutional amendment nuclear weapons NATO deterrence Kremlin warning

The Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, has passed the first reading of a constitutional amendment to lift the ban on the presence of weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases on its territory. The proposal received 106 votes in favor, 18 against, and six abstentions.

Under current Article 137 of the Lithuanian Constitution, the deployment of nuclear weapons and foreign military bases is prohibited. Proponents of the change, including Seimas Speaker Juozas Olekas, argue that removing these restrictions would strengthen national defense and allow Lithuanian forces to participate fully in NATO deterrence planning and exercises. President Gitanas Nausėda noted that while there are currently no plans to deploy nuclear weapons, the amendment provides necessary flexibility should regional security conditions change.

The amendment requires a second reading and a final vote, which is scheduled for January 12, 2027, following a constitutionally mandated three-month waiting period. To pass, the amendment needs at least 94 votes in both readings.

The Kremlin has responded with warnings, stating that the move would escalate tensions and could make Lithuania a target for Russian nuclear weapons. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized that such developments would not contribute to stability on the European continent.

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Dmitry Peskov · Gitanas Nausėda · Kremlin · Lithuania · Lithuanian Seimas · NATO · Russia

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Lituania abre la posibilidad de desplegar armas nucleares en su territorio [diarioamanecer.com.mx]
Rusia advierte a Lituania que adoptará medidas si autoriza despliegue de armas nucleares; ve escalada de tensiones - nuevolaredo. tv [nuevolaredo.tv]
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Russia’s Baltic escalation playbook: fear is part of the strategy [en.respublica.lt]
Russia warns Lithuania against possible NATO base, nuclear weapons deployment [bhaskarlive.in]
Lietuva, neraugoties uz Krievijas draudiem, spērusi pirmo soli ceļā uz kodolieroču izvietošanu [jauns.lv]
La seguridad de España también se vota [www.20minutos.es]
Lituania mai face un pas către ridicarea interdicţiei constituţionale privind armele nucleare [news.yam.md]
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Litauen macht weiteren Schritt zur Aufhebung des Atomwaffenverbots [de.euronews.com]
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Lietuvas valdība pirmajā lasījumā apspriež būtisku jautājumu par kodolieroču izvetošanu [nra.lv]
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Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs stated that nuclear weapons could be deployed in Latvia if the [time.news]
Lithuania Votes 106-18 to Lift Nuclear Weapons Ban as Kremlin Threatens Escalation [www.kyivpost.com]
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