Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonite, arriving in Kyiv and speaking at the Independence Day celebrations, congratulated the country and Ukrainians in Ukrainian and noted that other countries will do everything to bring the victory closer, which will be celebrated "with light, gas and without Russians," UNN reports.
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"Happy Independence Day, Ukraine. It is a great honor and a great joy for me to be here with you on this day and to celebrate with your free, unbreakable people. Like the rest of the civilized world, I admire you and am sincerely grateful to you, because by defending your land and statehood, you are defending all of us, Lithuania, Europe and the entire democratic world. I not only hope, but I believe that the day of victory will definitely come, that we will celebrate it together in the Ukrainian Crimea and free, proud Mariupol. That Ukrainians who have taken refuge in Lithuania will return and rebuild the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. That Ukrainian children will return to their homes in Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions to hug their loved ones. I hope that together we will witness the sentences for all those who committed war crimes against Ukraine," said Šimonytė.
She added that Lithuania has been and will be with Ukraine every step of the way.
"We are doing and will do everything to bring the victory closer, the victory of light over darkness, the victory of good over evil, the victory of free people, which we will celebrate together with light, gas and without Russians. Glory to Ukraine," Shimonite said.
Recall
Today, on August 24, Ukrainians celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their country's independence. And for the third time in a row, the celebration of Ukraine's Independence Day is taking place against the backdrop of full-scale Russian aggression.