Minister invited other member states to take the decision on establishing the Ukraine Assistance Fund without further delay – the Fund would have the budget of up to EUR 5 billion in 2024. In the discussion on the EU defence industry A. Anušauskas highlighted the need to support defence industry companies in the eastern part of the EU.

“We are at a critical point of the war. Member states must throw every resource they can at acquisition of weaponry for Ukraine,” said A.Anušauskas.

While at the informal EU Defence Ministerial, Minister A. Anušauskas had bilateral meetings with counterparts from Denmark, Italy, Netherlands and Spain on the demining of Ukraine coalition assembled by Lithuania and implementation of the Rotational NATO Air Defence model starting at the eastern rim of the Alliance.

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