Lithuania will provide Ukraine with $4M+ (Photo: t.me/Denys_Smyhal)
The declaration was signed by Denys Shmyhal and his Lithuanian counterpart Žygimantas Vaičiūnas.
“As part of these arrangements, Lithuania will allocate €4 million ($4.5M) for installing solar panels and energy storage systems at social infrastructure facilities, including Ukrainian schools and hospitals,” Ukrainian Energy Minister wrote.
“Among the priority areas of cooperation is emergency support for Ukraine’s energy sector, including the delivery of transformers, generators, and critical spare parts to meet our immediate operational needs,” Shmyhal emphasized.
“Dismantled equipment from the Vilnius Thermal Power Plant and the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is already being utilized in Ukraine to restore compromised energy infrastructure, and we highly appreciate our partners’ commitment to continuing this vital support.”
Equipment earlier donated by Lithuania is already in use under the Ray of Hope initiative, which has helped outfit six Ukrainian healthcare facilities with autonomous power generation capabilities.
“We thank our partners for their decision to provide additional financial assistance,” Shmyhal commented.
On May 27, marking the 10th anniversary of the Special Operations Forces, Volodymyr Zelenskyy bestowed the honorary title “Heroes of the UPA” upon the Separate Special Operations Center “Pivnich”.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced on June 19 that he was stripping Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland’s highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, which had been bestowed in 2023. Nawrocki said the decision to give one of Ukraine’s military units a name honoring the “Heroes of the UPA” goes beyond Kyiv’s internal affairs.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on June 23 that she will lead Ukraine’s delegation to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk in place of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order to avoid “excessively politicizing” the event.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi emphasized that the Gdańsk summit “does not require the mandatory personal presence” of Sybiha, noting that Poland is likewise “not focusing on the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the diplomatic component, but on the governmental, economic, security, infrastructural, humanitarian, commercial, and other aspects to which the conference is dedicated”.
In turn, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly characterized Zelenskyy’s decision to skip the Gdańsk summit as a “gesture of de-escalation” in the strained relations between Kyiv and Warsaw.
As reported earlier, 20 countries, EU representatives, and six international organizations joined discussions on Ukraine’s energy needs in Gdansk at a meeting of the G7+ Ukraine Energy Coordination Group.
After the “energy Ramstein” meeting in Gdansk, at least 375 million euros ($427M) will be allocated to restore Ukraine’s energy system.
Lithuania pledged nearly 10 million euros in additional aid for Ukraine and launched new cooperation programs for businesses and municipalities and a further 40 million euros for a U.S. weapons procurement initiative at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk.
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