Minister of National Defence is visiting Ukraine in demonstration of solidarity on the anniversary of the invasion
Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence
2025-02-24
International cooperation | Security and defense policy
Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė has departed for Ukraine in delegation of the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda where the third anniversary of the wide-scale war is marked.
"As Ukraine is defending its freedom from the aggressor, it is defending the whole NATO and winning us time. If russia is not stopped in Ukraine now, it will become a direct threat to NATO borders," said Minister of National Defence D. Šakalienė before departing.
Aside from other important work meetings, Minister will also take part in the debates of the Yalta European Strategy conference and the meeting between the Ukrainian leaders and the Nordic-Baltic Heads of State where D. Šakalienė will address the geopolitical situation in the region and the world, as well as security guarantees for Ukraine.
On February 24 three years ago Russia started the wide-scale war against Ukraine. Lithuania has been rendering military and humanitarian support to Ukraine since the beginning of the war till present. Lithuania's military aid alone will hit the milestone of nearly EUR 1 billion this year.
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