"Our assistance to Ukraine is active and consistent because it is an investment in our own security," Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas said.
"We could wait for what I have called the “Pearl Harbor effect”, a moment in history when the problems of tomorrow finally become the problems of today, but at an enormously inflated price. Or we could treat this as today’s problem and start solving it today,'" Landsbergis wrote in a tweet.
About 5,000 German soldiers will form a brigade in Lithuania from 2024, reaching full strength by 2027, strengthening NATO's eastern flank with Russia.
Ukrainian forces received crucial support from Lithuania, including several million rounds of ammunition and thousands of munitions for man-portable, short-range anti-tank grenade launchers.
Lithuania has completed repairs on Leopard 2 tanks damaged in Ukrainian battlefields and is preparing to send the armored vehicles back to the front, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry announced.
"Lithuania stands firm in support of Ukraine. Ukraine’s strength lies in its people and their determination to fight against the aggressor," Lithuania's Minister of Finance said.
Latvian President and Lithuanian Prime Minister urge sanctions on goods from Russian-occupied Ukrainian areas, stressing EU cooperation and origin verification.
“The only way to achieve lasting and just peace is by helping Ukraine win as soon as possible," says Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė in Kyiv.
The Lithuanian parliament has unanimously agreed to redirect fines collected from international and national sanctions violations into a fund dedicated to Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery.