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Dagvin Anderson (C) meets with Nigeria Army Gen. Olufemi Oluyede (L) and Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 9, 2026. 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(Cheney Orr/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/02/lithuania-moves-to-end-nuclear-weapon-ban-as-situation-getting-worse/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T19:00:00.804Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Defense News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-02T19:00:00.804Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lithuania moves to end nuclear weapon ban as ‘situation getting worse’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PqmANi3R9pHlpVBQdK7J460csTs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YRUMGDUYUFAF7LBAXLNXNSHHEI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, June 18, 2026. 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