Lithuania to buy 3 000 drones for Ukraine
Source: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Lithuania will purchase 3,000 drones for Ukraine, and will also allocate 15 million euros for rehabilitation programs for wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
Lithuania also provides 35 million euros to the Czech initiative for the purchase of artillery ammunition.
In addition, Lithuania is taking an active part in the reconstruction of Ukraine and will allocate 5 million euros for education and 12 million euros for helping veterans, rebuilding schools and kindergartens, and setting up bomb shelters.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine thanked Lithuania for its readiness to participate in the implementation of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace formula and its contribution to the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine.
Denys Shmyhal also expressed gratitude to Lithuania for its clear position on blocking the export of Russian and Belarusian agricultural products to the EU, as well as for its leadership in the sanctions implementation.
Amendments to Ukraine’s enforcement proceedings legislation, initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, have entered into force. Among other measures, the reform provides for the automated lifting of attachments on bank accounts immediately after debts in enforcement proceedings have been fully settled. The main practical benefit for citizens is the complete elimination of the need to contact an enforcement officer in person and wait for paper decisions once the debt has been paid.
The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade has received another batch of supplies as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative. This time, the military received seven quad bikes and four mobile shower and bath units.
In my previous column, I wrote about social innovations in Ukraine. Those innovations are part of civic resilience and the democratization of security, which Europe is paying close attention to right now. The EU is trying to work out how to spread responsibility for its own security across society as a whole, rather than leaving it to institutions alone. It is looking for concrete ways to bring ordinary people into the work of defense and resistance.
Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that NABU be obligated to register proceedings regarding the fact of exerting influence on the court and to recognize Petro Poroshenko as a victim in the case of the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra, due to her pressure on Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to overturn sanctions.
Internationally recognized brands and financial institutions should direct capital to Ukraine now, not waiting for the hostilities to end. This was emphasized by Rinat Akhmetov, president of FC Shakhtar, during a working visit to UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, where he met with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.