Lithuania’s Parliament voted 99-13 to lift the Constitutional ban on nuclear weapons and foreign bases on its soil. Two more votes are required, the Russian press reports, scheduled for October 6 and January 12, 2027. At least 94 of Lithuania’s 141 MPs must support the amendment in each vote, so it could be stopped. Russia earlier warned Lithuania, which borders Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, that such a move would have significant security implications.

This follows French President Emmanuel Macron’s offer to deploy French nuclear weapons in other NATO countries. Finland lifted its ban on nuclear weapons and has accepted the French offer, and Latvia announced on Tuesday that the government will hold talks with France on the plan.