Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Laurinas Kasciunas said that the operation of the Ukrainian military in the Kursk region of Russia is a good move and a completely new page. He said this during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UNN reports .
Let me express my respect for your actions in the north, your maneuvers in the north. I was asked by the Lithuanian media whether I expected any red lines to be crossed or something like that, but I don't hear that now. This is very good, this is a good sign. And the next good sign would be the permission to use long-range weapons to hit targets deeper in enemy territory, and we are lobbying for that. I am sure we should do it
He noted that there would be a discussion on how Lithuania could do it better .
We are now seeing how they are redeploying their troops from Kaliningrad to Kursk, and I say to the Lithuanian people: look how Ukrainians are fighting for you. Because of their struggle, they need to withdraw their troops from Kaliningrad. We even call it the demilitarization of Kaliningrad, which is happening thanks to the bravery of your military, thanks to your decisions
He said that Ukraine had raised the morale of not only its own society, but also that of Lithuania.
So I think you have raised the morale not only of your people, your armed forces, but also of our society, because now people are thinking how they can support you even more, because you have shown that you can achieve very important things and this is a really good move and this is a completely new page
Addendum
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Laurinas Kasciunas. They discussed the development of the defense industry and Ukraine's priority defense needs.