The Netherlands is allocating 150 million euros ($170 million) to boost Ukraine’s air defenses, while Lithuania intends to allocate 20 million euros ($23 million) for ammunition purchases, the two countries’ defense ministers said on April 11. The announcement came at the 27th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, a coalition of around […]
Ukraine received a new military aid package from Lithuania, including domestically-produced drones, thermal imagers, and five-ton telescopic loaders, the Defense Ministry announced on Jan. 20. “Keeping Ukraine safe means taking care of our security. We have as much time as Ukraine has,” Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene said. The country has also removed bureaucratic barriers […]
Lithuania is providing Ukraine with 4,500 drones worth 5 million euros ($5.1 million) in the coming days, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene announced on Jan. 12. Drones have proven crucial for both sides of Russia‘s full-scale war against Ukraine. Kyiv employs unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of various types for reconnaissance and attack roles at the […]
From bright orange bicycles to baroque book stores, the former Soviet state has plenty of reasons to part visitors from their new cash. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/07/travel/lithuania-euro/index.html