On Thursday, July 18, the Lithuanian parliament voted to withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which bans the production, stockpiling, use and transfer of these weapons, Reuters reports. The Lithuanian government said that further membership would limit its defense and make deterrence less effective. The motion was supported by 103 out of 141 deputies. “Conventions are important when all countries adhere to them. The problem is, Russia, in its aggression against Ukraine, is not adhering. It would be a mistake for a country, which is preparing to defend itself, to state which abili…