During his working visit to Warsaw on May 5, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki. Denys Shmyhal thanked Poland for significant financial assistance to Ukraine totaling $2.7 billion. He also thanked the Polish Government for supporting Ukraine, including…
Lithuania plans to acquire Jehu-class patrol boats from Finland, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry said on April 27. A procurement agreement is expected to be signed shortly. Deputy Defence Minister Vilius Sameska said these vessels would increase Lithuania’s coastal surveillance capabilities and fill the operational gap in the Curonian Lagoon. The two countries have also renewed the…
The West is ready to contribute to the long-term strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said following a US-initiated allied meeting in Germany. “It is difficult to expect a quick end to this war, we are, therefore, determined to fully contribute to the long-term strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces. Together,…
Lithuania still has weapons it could send to Ukraine, Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys said on April 26. “We are looking at what other options there are. There are still some, and we are still discussing with the key allies possible supply lines to rebuild that capability if we give it to Ukraine,”…
Lithuania has signed a contract, worth 12 million euros, to build a workshop for infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) in Rukla, Jonava district. The workshop, which would repair armoured tracked and wheeled vehicles, trucks and equipment, would be built in the territory of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion, the Defence Ministry announced in…
Lithuania has sent heavy mortars worth tens of millions of euros to Ukraine, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “We’ve transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine as aid,” Anusauskas said. “I won’t give the number, but we’ve transferred quite a few of them.” According to the minister, Lithuania has already sent to Ukraine not only Stinger…
Lithuania has already started training the first group of Ukrainian troops to use anti-tank weapons, the country’s Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys has said. “That training is already underway. We are training a large group of soldiers to use these weapons, mainly anti-tank weapons we use ourselves, and they also have them within…