Lithuania wants to join NATO's nuclear deterrence system, said the country's president Gitanas Nausėda in Berlin at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs. According to Nausėda, his government has initiated amendments to the Constitution of Lithuania that would allow for "supporting NATO measures in collective nuclear deterrence and participating in them." At the same time, Nausėda noted that Vilnius's efforts "have nothing to do with aggressive actions or provocation of escalation." He emphasized that Lithuania currently has no immediate plans to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory. Merz stated that he "not only does not intend to criticize this decision, but also respectfully acknowledges that Lithuania is ready to defend its country and, consequently, NATO territory in this regard." The intention to amend the Constitution of Lithuania demonstrates "how seriously the threat from Russia is perceived in this country," noted the German Chancellor.