Medvedev Threatens Lithuania Over Possible Nuclear Weapons Deployment

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Lithuania could disappear from the world map if Moscow responded militarily to the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory. He also claimed NATO would not invoke Article 5, warning that collective defense could trigger a global catastrophe. The remarks followed Lithuania’s parliamentary move to reconsider constitutional restrictions on stationing nuclear weapons. Lithuanian officials have linked the debate to changing regional security conditions and discussions about strengthening NATO’s nuclear deterrence in Europe.