Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense spending by regional countries to deter future Russian aggression.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence announced the delivery of another weapons aid package to Ukraine. A photo of mysterious crates, the contents of which have not been precisely discussed, has appeared online.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of another weapons aid package to Ukraine. A photo of mysterious crates, the contents of which have not been precisely detailed, has appeared online.

Presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania Volodymyr Zelensky and Gitanas Nauseda have discussed Ukraine’s defense needs, investments in arms production, and security guarantees for Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

Lithuania has supplied short-range man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) with missiles to the Ukrainian army. — Ukrinform.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense confirmed the arrival of MANPADS in Ukraine, outlining ongoing military assistance and support initiatives for 2025.

Ukraine received a new military aid package from Lithuania at the end of last week. "We cannot slow down our support for Ukraine, because ensuring Ukraine's security means taking care of our own security," said Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuania's Minister of ...

Higher defense spending will not be financed by cutting the welfare state but by combining national and EU money, Dovilė Šakalienė told POLITICO.

Lithuania seems to be sending a message that it will continue its support for Ukraine whether the U.S. continues to do so or not.

Lithuania’s president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026

In 2022, Lithuania’s then-Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys decided that performing Russian composer Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet The Nutcracker was no longer an appropriate way to celebrate the Christmas season.

He that even when a ceasefire is reached in Ukraine, ‘you cannot believe that the intentions of Russia will be just to stop and do nothing’.