The Seimas of Lithuania approved the amendment to the Constitution, which removes the ban on the deployment of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear) and foreign military bases in the country, reports LRT. 99 MPs voted for the project, 13 voted against it, and 5 abstained. Two more votes are needed to accept the constitutional amendment. the first is scheduled for October 6, and the final one for January 12, 2027. The support of at least 94 out of 141 deputies is required for the adoption of the project. Chairman of the "Union of the Fatherland - Christian Democrats of Lithuania" party, former Minister of National Defense of Lithuania, Laurinas Kasciunas, stated that nuclear weapons are one of the most effective means of deterring Russia. "Russians". They don't attack the strong... We are the only country in the region that has this restriction. The Latvians don't have it, the Estonians don't have it, the Poles don't have it, and the Finns just got rid of it." In June, Finland's parliament lifted a ban on the import, transit and storage of nuclear weapons if required for national defense purposes. Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Seimas, social democrat Remigius Motuzas also emphasized that Lithuania should not create obstacles for Russia's nuclear deterrence and become NATO's weak link in the region. In his opinion, the amendment of the Constitution will be one of the strongest impulses that will reduce the risk of military aggression against the republic. Discussions about deploying nuclear weapons in the countries of the Eastern wing of NATO have also heated up against the background of the new European model of nuclear deterrence proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, which was presented in March. The idea is that allies can temporarily deploy French Rafale strategic fighters on their territory and provide airspace for them. The Lithuanian authorities confirmed in June that they are conducting negotiations on deploying nuclear weapons on their territory. The Financial Times wrote that it is about American strategic bombers. In response, the Kremlin threatened to send nuclear warheads to Lithuania.