Joint Ukrainian-Lithuanian Defence Industry Initiatives to be Developed in Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence
2025-03-01
International cooperation | Security and defense policy
The strategic agreement on the development of Ukraine's defence industry in Lithuania, reached during the meeting of Lithuanian and Ukrainian Presidents Gitanas Nausėda and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, is moving forward.
The preliminary agreement on key weapon systems to be manufactured in cooperation with Ukraine was concluded during a meeting between Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė, Oleksandr Kamyshin, Senior Adviser to President Zelenskyy on Strategic Affairs and Herman Smetanin, Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine.
"Ukrainian defence industry has incredible potential to become a global player due to its high level of expertise based on direct battlefield experience, motivation and competence of engineers, and forward thinking of key industry decision makers. Lithuania will continue to invest in Ukrainian defence industry beyond the 20 mln Eur already allocated for high-end weaponry. However, we shall be very happy to develop our cooperation further into joint Lithuanian-Ukrainian production both in Ukraine and Lithuania," Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuanian Defence Minister announced.
"We will be always grateful to Lithuania for standing with us since day one. And building together defence industry in Lithuania is a strong next move, solidifying the eastern flank of NATO", Oleksandr Kamyshin, Senior Adviser to President Zelenskyy said yesterday, 28 February.
Due to security reasons, specific details about the types of weapons that will be covered by the agreement will not be disclosed. However, in the near future, joint Lithuanian-Ukrainian meetings will be held in Lithuania to discuss the agreement implementation related details.
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