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Lithuania takes 1st step to lift nuclear weapons ban amid Russian threat

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Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas said removing the constitutional ban would strengthen Lithuania's resilience and deterrence.

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    Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas said removing the constitutional ban would strengthen Lithuania's resilience and deterrence.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Lithuania moves to allow nuclear weapons on its territory, sparking threats of ‘escalation’ from Russia (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Lithuanian Parliament has preliminarily approved a constitutional amendment that could allow it to host nuclear weapons on its territory, raising alarm bells in the Kremlin. The first reading of a bill to allow nuclear weapons to be hosted in Lithuania passed with a vote of 106-18 on Tuesday.

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