Lithuania To Allocate 0.25% Of GDP For Defense Assistance To Ukraine
Date
6/26/2024 3:13:01 PM
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The State Defense Council of Lithuania has decided to earmark at least 0.25% of its GDP for defense and security support to Ukraine.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced this on the social media platform X , Ukrinform reports.
“Today at the State Defense Council meeting, we agreed to allocate at least 0.25% of (Lithuania's – ed.) GDP for security and defense support to Ukraine,” Nausėda wrote.
He stressed that Lithuania will continue to stand firmly with Ukraine until victory, as it“will always support freedom”.
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As reported in April, Lithuania's support for Ukraine at that time amounted to about one billion euros, including about 610 million in military aid.
Photo: @GitanasNauseda
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