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  • Lithuania withdraws from cluster bomb ban treaty

    03/06/2025 7:01:06 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 19 replies
    News Azerbaijan ^ | 3/6/2025 | Staff
    Lithuania announced on Thursday that it has withdrawn from an international convention banning the use of cluster bombs. The formerly Soviet-ruled Baltic state of 2.8 million people has also signalled its intention to leave another international treaty prohibiting the use of anti-personnel land mines, News.Az reports, citing AFP. NATO member Lithuania has said it wants to strengthen its defences following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fearing it could be next if Moscow succeeds. The Lithuanian parliament voted to leave the cluster munitions convention last July, but the cvountry had to wait six months after submitting exit documents to the UN for...