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Lithuania agrees to remove constitutional ban on nuclear weapons

By Thomson Reuters Jul 2, 2026 | 4:14 AM

July 2 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda said on ​Thursday that ‌parliamentary parties had agreed on a plan to remove ‌a ​constitutional provision ⁠prohibiting nuclear ⁠weapons on Lithuanian soil.

“The geopolitical situation is getting worse. ​Our constitution was written when ⁠geopolitical ⁠circumstances were totally ​different,” he said.

Nauseda ​said there were no ‌immediate plans to store nuclear weapons in ⁠Lithuania, but that removing the provision would ensure ⁠the ‌country was ⁠not constrained ​if ‌security circumstances changed ​in the ⁠future.

(Reporting by Andrius Sytas, writing by Jagoda Darlak, editing by Essi ​Lehto)