Lithuania raised € 5 million for combat drone “Bayraktar” for Ukraine over three days
Lithuania raised 5 million euros to buy a Bayraktar combat drone for Ukraine over three days. Source: Journalist Andrius Tapinas The campaign, organized by journalist Andrius Tapinas, went viral in the Baltic nation of 2.8 million and donations flowed from thousands of people, including teenagers, nursing home residents and former President Dalia...
Lithuania calls for naval coalition to unblock Ukrainian ports
Ukraine’s allies need to form a naval coalition to help lift Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports. This will prevent the onset of the food crisis. Source: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis “Time is very, very short. We are approaching a new harvest season, and there is no other practical way to export grain...
Ukraine reached the Eurovision-2022 final – video
The first semifinal of Eurovision-2022 took place on May 10 in Turin, Italy. According to the results of the voting, Ukraine scored a sufficient number of points and reached the final of the competition, which will take place on May 14. In addition to Ukraine, the finalists included: Switzerland, Armenia, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Norway,...
Every third Ukrainian refugee in Lithuania has found a job, earning up to 2,000 euros
More than 50,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Lithuania, 28,000 of them of working age, and more than 7.6 thousand have already found work since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. Source: Minister of Social Security and Labor of Lithuania Monika Navickiene “One in three Ukrainians of working age who have come to our...
Ukraine will have access to liquefied gas terminals in Poland and the Baltic States this summer, – General Director of the Gas Transmission System of Ukraine
Ukraine will have access to liquefied gas terminals in Poland and the Baltic states in this summer. Source: Serhiy Makogon, General Director of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine “The GIPL interconnector between Poland and Lithuania, which joined the Baltic states to the European gas market, has been launched today. This is a...
Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland will work together to digitize Ukraine’s cultural heritage, – Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
Lithuania and Poland will work together to digitize Ukraine’s cultural heritage. Source: Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine held an online meeting attended by the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland and...
Lithuania handed over heavy mortars to Ukraine
Lithuania handed over heavy mortars to Ukraine to help fight Russian invaders. Source: Minister of Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anusauskas “We gave Ukraine help in the form of heavy mortars, I won’t name a number, but we definitely donated a lot. Vilnius handed over heavy mortars to Ukraine, the cost of all military assistance to Kyiv...
Italy, Romania, Belgium, Bulgaria and Lithuania close ports for Russian ships from April 17
Italy, Romania, Belgium, Bulgaria and Lithuania close ports to Russian ships. Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine The ban will take into force on April 17. It will apply not only to ships flying the Russian flag, but also to those that changed the flag after the beginning of full-scale Russian war against Ukraine on February 24. See...
The Presidents of Poland and the Baltic States visited the Ukrainian city of Borodyanka in the Kyiv region
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Estonian Presidents Alar Karis, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, and Latvian President Egils Levits visited Borodyanka in the Kyiv region, which has been hit hard by the Russian invasion. Source: Office of the President of Poland The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal visited Borodyanka with the...