Lithuanian Defense Minister arrives in Ukraine: he has already met with Zelenskyy
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Lithuania's Minister of National Defense Laurinas Kasciunas arrives in Ukraine, meets with President Zelenskyy, and presents him with an expanded support package, including plans to deploy combat drones and a coalition for demining.
Lithuanian National Defense Minister Laurinas Kasciunas has arrived in Ukraine and has already met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was reported by LRTwith reference to the Lithuanian minister, and UNN.
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It should be noted that this is the minister's first visit to Ukraine in his current position.
The visit has already started, I have just met with President Zelensky. We had a constructive and good meeting, and we will continue to work. I presented our entire support package, and I want to say that it is bigger than we planned and will be even bigger - we will look for all the ways and opportunities to increase it further
According to him, he also presented Zelenskyy with Lithuania's plans to deploy combat drones and a coalition for demining.
According to him, he also presented Zelenskyy with Lithuania's plans to deploy combat drones and a coalition for demining.
I also presented the idea of a drone program where we will create our own industry, but we still need to figure out the legal framework, and we will supply drones to Ukrainians, which will then be tested on the battlefield
Addendum
The Office of the President of Ukraine said that Zelensky emphasized the importance of Lithuania's continued leadership in the international coalition on demining and the development of cooperation in the defense industry.
Thank you for your support, for everything you have been doing since the beginning of the full-scale war. I know that our teams are working on a document on security guarantees. We expect that it will lay a new foundation for strengthening the protection of our states
During the meeting, they also discussed further comprehensive support from Lithuania, in particular in training Ukrainian servicemen and implementing rehabilitation programs for wounded defenders.
The Head of State also emphasized that it is important for Ukraine that partner countries make decisions on timely and unimpeded supply of much-needed equipment, weapons and ammunition.
Recall
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrid Šimonite said that Lithuania will soon purchase about 3 thousand FPV drones for Ukraine.