Amid increasing tensions with Russia, Lithuania has taken steps towards removing the ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons from its constitution. 51 MPs of the 141-member Parliament (Seimas) have presented a proposal to amend the Constitution. The initiative has the support of President Gitanes Nausicaä. The proposal talks about removing Article 137 of the Constitution. This article prohibits the presence of weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases in the country. The government argues that this provision has now become irrelevant in the changing security environment. Lithuania and other Baltic countries have long cited a potential threat from Russia. However, Russia rejects these allegations and says that it has no plans to attack NATO countries. Moscow alleges that Western countries are using the Russian threat to justify military expansion in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, NATO military activities are increasing in Eastern Europe. Some reports have raised the possibility of the US deploying nuclear weapons in additional NATO countries in Eastern Europe. Russia has warned that if NATO’s nuclear infrastructure is brought closer to its borders, it will respond, considering it a direct military threat.
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