Lithuanian lawmakers have proposed a constitutional amendment after President Gitanas Nauseda called the restriction “outdated”
Lithuanian lawmakers have introduced a constitutional amendment to scrap the country’s ban on hosting nuclear weapons.
The proposal, backed by 51 of the Seimas’ 141 members – enough for it to be formally registered – would repeal Article 137 of the constitution, which prohibits weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases on Lithuanian territory. Vilnius says the move is needed to counter an alleged Russian threat, a notion Moscow has repeatedly denied.
The bill follows President Gitanas Nauseda’s call to…
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