“I think present there is no request or request to start this discussion. We have a joint atomic umbrella within NATO and this allows us to feel completely safe," said Nauseda to journalists after a Saturday video conference attended by representatives of 25 states hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Lithuania's defence minister Dovile Shakaliene stated on Friday that discussions on the revision of the Lithuanian constitution should be started in order to let the deployment of atomic weapons. Article 137 of the Constitution of Lithuania provides that there must be no weapons of mass demolition within the territory of the country.
Due to Russia's threat and the change of position of the US on the war in Ukraine, French president Emmanuel Macron proposed to open a debate last week on the extension of the French atomic umbrella to European partners.
