Lithuania has indicated interest in cooperating with Ukraine in defence research and development. Source: Ukraine's Defence Ministry, as reported by European Pravda Details: During his visit to Lithuania, Yurii Dzhyhyr, Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister, raised the issue of cooperation in this area with Arvydas Anušauskas, Lithuania's Defence Minister, his deputy Monika Tučkutė and Kristina Deviatnikovaite, Chancellor of the Defence Ministry.
On Tuesday 19 September, Arvydas Anušauskas, Lithuania's Minister of National Defence, took part in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group and met his newly appointed Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umierov for the first time.
The national defence minister says that the act of vandalism against a monument to freedom fighter Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas in Merkinė, southern town of Lithuania, is a humiliation of the “pillars of statehood”. It may be connected to Russia’s upcoming celebration of victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, he noted.
Krašto apsaugai skiriamas biudžetas bus kiek didesnis nei 2,5 proc. nuo šalies Bendrojo vidaus produkto (BVP), sako krašto apsaugos ministras Arvydas Anušauskas.