Lithuania will purchase 3,000 Lithuanian drones for Ukraine and allocate EUR 15 million for rehabilitation programmes for wounded Ukrainian soldiers. This was agreed upon during a meeting in Vilnius by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė.

Lithuania is also providing EUR 35 million for the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition.

“We look forward to further support for the implementation of defence reforms. We expect assistance in the repair of damaged military equipment and in the training and rehabilitation of our military,” said Denys Shmyhal.

In addition, Lithuania is actively involved in the restoration of Ukraine and will allocate another EUR 5 million for education and EUR 12 million to help veterans, rebuild schools and kindergartens, and arrange shelters.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine thanked Lithuania for its readiness to participate in the implementation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula and its assistance in Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

“In regional policy, we highly appreciate Lithuania’s contribution to the development of the Three Seas Initiative. The summit and business forum of this association will soon be held in Vilnius. Thank you for giving Ukraine the opportunity to be represented at the highest level,” the Head of Ukrainian Government said.

According to him, the Three Seas Initiative has every opportunity to become a key platform for Ukraine’s reconstruction. More than 30 Ukrainian companies and institutions are expected to participate in the business forum.

Denys Shmyhal also expressed his gratitude to Lithuania for its clear position on blocking exports of russian and belarusian agricultural products to the EU, as well as for its leadership on the sanctions track.

“Today we would like to propose a new initiative, new sanctions – a ban on air transit to the russian federation and belarus. This initiative is aimed at limiting the economic potential of the aggressor and increasing the sanctions pressure on the enemy,” the Prime Minister of Ukraine stressed.

According to Denys Shmyhal, Lithuania and Ukraine are now standing together in the fight against a common enemy: “The level of cooperation, trust and partnership is unprecedented. I am confident that it will remain so in the future.”