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 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,

Lithuania has officially withdrawn from the international convention banning cluster bombs. This decision is a response to Russia's actions involving using this weapon. The Lithuanian Parliament decided to withdraw from the convention as early as July last year.

Lithuania formally withdrew on March 6 from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty that bans the production and distribution of this controversial weaponry. The Lithuanian parliament voted to exit the treaty last July,