Lithuania will allocate another €10 million to Ukraine for reconstruction
Lithuania will allocate an additional 10 million euros to the National Bank of Ukraine for urgent restoration work. Source: Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte “We must continue and accelerate military, humanitarian and financial assistance so that Ukraine wins this war sooner. The volume of Lithuanian bilateral assistance to...
Ukrainian President supported Ukraine’s accession to the Three Seas initiative
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine should become a member of the Three Seas Initiative. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “Ukraine must be a participant in the Three Seas Initiative. It is wrong that our state remained outside the Initiative. We need to find a format in which we can implement the...
Russia threatens the EU for “blockade of Kaliningrad” by Lithuania
Russia has said it has “untied hands” if the European Union does not rectify the situation with the blockade of Kaliningrad. Source: Head of the Russian Federation Council’s commission for the protection of state sovereignty Andrey Klimov “The European Union, if it does not immediately correct the impudent withdrawal of...
Lithuanian Seimas recognized moving Ukrainians to Russia as deportation
The Lithuanian Seimas has recognized the moving of Ukrainians to Russia as the deportation of the Ukrainian people and has called on the international community to also recognize this and to prosecute those who organize or participate in the forced deportation of Ukrainians. Source: The Lithuanian Seimas This decision was adopted by the...
Lithuania buys 6 modern drones worth 990 thousand euros for Ukraine
The Lithuanian authorities have purchased six modern EOS C VTOL drones for Ukraine, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive four of them. Two more are planned to be purchased in the near future. Source: Lithuanian TV presenter and public figure Andrius Tapinas “We just bought 4 more modern Estonian made recon drones EOS C VTOL...
The EU’s first Ukrainian Center for internally displaced persons has opened in Lithuania
The first Ukrainian center in the European Union for citizens who were forced to leave Ukraine was opened in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The Republic of Lithuania has accepted more than 50,000 Ukrainian internally displaced persons since the beginning of the Russian aggression. Source: The First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska The cultural...
NATO must recognize Russia as a long-term threat to the democratic world, – Lithuanian President
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda believes that the North Atlantic Alliance should identify Russia as a long-term threat. Source: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda “I don’t think we should hope that the war will end and we can change something again, interact more amicably again. Russia has broken too many taboos and crossed so...
European countries should “increase the speed” in providing assistance to Ukraine, – Lithuanian President
Europe has done a lot to help Ukraine, but it needs to increase its aid. Source: The President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda “We talked about Russia’s war in Ukraine and Europe’s response. Europe has done a lot to help Ukraine, but that’s not enough. There is still no victory in this war. We must stay on this path and in no...
Ukrainian grain cannot be transported to the Baltic States via Belarus, – the President of Lithuania
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has stated that Ukrainian grain cannot be transported to the Baltic States via Belarus. He noted that the railway on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, which was previously damaged and then repaired for grain transportation, could contribute to a new attack on Ukraine from the territory of Belarus. Source: The...
We will be with Ukrainians until their victory, – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Lithuanian Foreign Minister notes that Lithuania will be with Ukraine until it wins. Source: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis “We are at a crossroads, and this is almost as important as on February 24. The first three months have shown that we can respond, we can help Ukraine, we can isolate Moscow, and we want to help the...