Lithuania officially withdrew from the international convention on cluster munitions on Thursday due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. More than 120 countries have signed the convention, which prohibits the acquisition,

Both Poland and Lithuania share land borders with Russia and would become the front line, should conflict break out in the future

As Europe plans to up its defense spending, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian services believe that Moscow could be planning to launch a 'possible military confrontation with NATO.'

Belarus said on Thursday that it's open to hosting the Russian factory, which would help expand Moscow's production outside its borders.

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Moscow wants to control the Suwalki corridor, located between Lithuania and Poland. This was stated by military analyst Villar Webel from the Estonian National Defense College.

Lithuania on Thursday quit an international convention banning cluster bombs, citing security concerns over neighbouring Russia in a move that has drawn criticism from human rights groups.

Lithuania on Thursday quit an international convention banning cluster bombs citing security concerns over neighbouring Russia, in a move that has drawn criticism from human rights groups.

Lithuania's controversial move comes at a time of heightened tensions in international relations over its neighbor Russia's invasion of Ukraine.