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HISTORICAL FACTS: Lithuania quits cluster bomb ban treaty despite outrage | History Defined

Russia and Ukraine are not members of the convention and have both used cluster bombs in their three-year-long war (Credit: AFP)

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.

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.

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