Rome, 13 Sept. (LaPresse) – The deployment of nuclear weapons in Lithuania “will not make the country any safer, but will instead create an even greater danger, turning the republic into a target for Russian nuclear weapons”. This was stated by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as quoted by Interfax. “Lithuania believes this will be an insurance policy for its security. But the opposite will happen: it will expose the country to an even greater danger. They simply do not understand this. They will become a target for our nuclear weapons,” he said. Last Wednesday, the Lithuanian media reported that the Seimas (Parliament) Committee on Public Order had backed a move to repeal the article of the Lithuanian Constitution prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country. Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene and Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas had previously expressed the need to amend the Constitution accordingly. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has also voiced his support for a debate on this issue.
Lithuania: Kremlin warns: “Deployment of nuclear weapons would make it a target”
Rome, 13 Sept. (LaPresse) – The deployment of nuclear weapons in Lithuania “will not make the country any safer, but will instead create an even greater danger, turning the republic into a target for Russian nuclear weapons”. This was stated by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as quoted by Interfax. “Lithuania believes this will be an insurance policy for its security. But the opposite will happen: it will expose the country to an even greater danger. They simply do not understand this. They will become a target for our nuclear weapons,” he said. Last Wednesday, the Lithuanian media reported that the Seimas (Parliament) Committee on Public Order had backed a move to repeal the article of the Lithuanian Constitution prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country. Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene and Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas had previously expressed the need to amend the Constitution accordingly. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has also voiced his support for a debate on this issue.