{"id":2677212,"date":"2026-10-06T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lithuania-moves-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-territory\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:45:19","slug":"lithuania-moves-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lithuania-moves-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania moves to allow nuclear weapons on its territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flithuania-moves-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-territory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2677212&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Lithuanian Parliament has provisionally approved a constitutional amendment that coudl permit the country to host nuclear weapons, eliciting concern from Russia. The first reading of the bill passed with a important majority, and a final vote is scheduled after a three-month period, likely in January 2027, requiring at least 94 votes for approval. Lithuanian officials see this move as a step toward strengthening national and NATO security, especially amid ongoing tensions with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania&#8217;s government has invited the U.S. to establish a permanent military base to replace rotating forces, a proposal that President trump has considered favorably. This has caused alarm in Russia, which perceives the deployment of nuclear weapons and increased NATO presence as provocative and escalatory. Russian officials have criticized these developments, warning they could destabilize the region.<\/p>\n<p>the move is viewed as a response to Russia&#8217;s aggressive actions, including hybrid attacks and drone incursions into Lithuania. Experts and former military leaders suggest that Russia perceives these developments as threats, but critics argue Russia&#8217;s own actions, such as its threats to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, undermine its stance. Lithuania&#8217;s strategic position, particularly the vulnerable Suwalki Gap, heightens concerns about potential Russian military advances, prompting calls for strengthened defenses and heightened tensions in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-first wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lithuania\/\">Lithuanian Parliament<\/a> has preliminarily approved a constitutional amendment that could allow it to host nuclear weapons on its territory, raising alarm bells in the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first reading of a bill to allow <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\">nuclear weapons<\/a> to be hosted in Lithuania passed with a vote of 106-18 on Tuesday. Six members abstained. A final vote to confirm the change will take place after a mandatory three-month waiting period \u2014 tentatively scheduled for Jan. 12, 2027. 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<\/script>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will ensure stronger support that could be available to us,\u201d Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas boasted Tuesday. \u201cBy addressing the legal exceptions that Lithuania had compared with other EU and NATO countries, they will be gone, and we will be equal.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">U.S. soldiers take part in the combined arms live fire military exercise \u2018Strong Griffon 2025\u2019 at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/10\/localimages\/AP25302571662632.jpg?w=696&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/10\/localimages\/AP25302571662632.jpg?w=696&#8243; alt=&#8221;US military base Lithuania&#8221; class=&#8221;wp-image-4755821&#8243;  ><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. soldiers take part in the combined arms live-fire military exercise \u201cStrong Griffon 2025\u201d on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are responding to Russia\u2019s aggression,\u201d Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said. \u201cIf Russia had not started the war in Ukraine, we probably would not be having the discussions we are having today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States would be the most obvious candidate for placing tactical nuclear weapons in Lithuania if the ban is abolished. President Donald Trump has been lukewarm on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4726875\/nato-fighter-jets-drone-lithuania-russia\/\">NATO alliance<\/a> since multiple members failed to support Operation Epic Fury against Iran, and this move is widely seen as a solicitation of continued protection from the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, former commander of U.S. European Command and NATO supreme allied commander in Europe, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the motion does not surprise him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat you\u2019re seeing is the fear of the U.S. removing its nuclear umbrella for NATO, as the U.S. entertains distancing itself from the alliance,\u201d Breedlove said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to see a lot of countries doing this \u2014 we\u2019ve seen Poland, Finland, and others suggesting similar ideas. Partners are getting nervous about whether they\u2019re going to have coverage and protection from nuclear threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lithuania\u2019s government has already invited the U.S. to establish a permanent base within its borders as a replacement for the current practice of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4586112\/lithuania-russia-economy-built-war-baltic-states-next\/\">rotating forces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said he would \u201ccertainly look at\u201d the proposal, prompting Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius to say he is \u201cglad that this idea is being taken seriously\u201d and promise Lithuania will \u201ccover the associated costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCamp Herkus awaits you,\u201d Sinkevicius said on Monday, referencing the temporary U.S. base in Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These overtures have not pleased Russian officials, who see it as a naked attempt to encroach on the Kremlin\u2019s sphere of influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kremlin\/\">Kremlin<\/a> spokesman Dmitry Peskov was asked Tuesday about the motion to allow nuclear weapons into Lithuania, which he decried as unnecessarily provocative.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the military infrastructure of what is, in effect, NATO\u2019s leading country is moving closer to our borders, then, of course, this cannot be perceived as anything other than a step towards escalating tensions,\u201d Peskov said, referring to the U.S.\u2019s presence in the Baltic country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe same applies to the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of a neighboring state,\u201d Peskov said. \u201cNeither of these developments will contribute to stability and predictability on the European continent. On the contrary, they will, much to our regret, mark yet another significant escalation of tensions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breedlove questioned the Russians\u2019 response, pointing to years of statements coming from the Kremlin suggesting that they will move nuclear weapons into Belarus and other neighboring client states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Russians need to pay attention to their own house,\u201d Breedlove told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s almost laughable that the Russians would be infuriated about this. The Kremlin has no standing to make these complaints, given how they have thrown around the nuclear card and lowered the threshold for the threat of using nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lithuania is widely perceived as the weakest link in the NATO alliance due to the Suwalki Gap, a small stretch of land between Lithuania and Poland that is bordered by Belarus and Russia. In Europe\u2019s worst nightmare, Russian forces could blitz the 40-mile corridor and effectively cut off the Baltic nations from the rest of the NATO alliance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaunas warned the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier this year in Vilinus that the Russian economy is now built on war and even the cessession of hostilities in Ukraine would not be able to stop its momentum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4727497\/russian-hybrid-attacks-ramp-up-across-europe-lithuana-drone-shot-down\/\">RUSSIAN HYBRID ATTACKS RAMP UP ACROSS EUROPE AS LITHUANIA REPORTS EXPLOSIVES WERE ON DRONE SHOT DOWN BY NATO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey will continue to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4581766\/russia-drone-invasion-grim-realities-modern-combat\/\">build weapons<\/a>, but after the war in Ukraine \u2014 where will those weapons go?\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s very concerning because Russia can at least try to start a new war, and this new war can be with the Baltic states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lithuania has experienced a slew of hybrid attacks and drone incursions from Russia in recent months, highlighting the small country\u2019s vulnerability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lithuania considers hosting nuclear weapons, alarming Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2677213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AP25302571662632.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52274,37107,38954],"class_list":["post-2677212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-lithuania","tag-nuclear-weapons","tag-security-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AP25302571662632.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2677212"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2677217,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677212\/revisions\/2677217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2677213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2677212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2677212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2677212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}