Lithuania to buy ammunition for Ukraine for €20 million

Lithuania will allocate €20 million for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine. This was announced on April 11 by the country's Defense Minister, Deauville Shakalene.

"Lithuania intends to allocate an additional €20 million to purchase cartridges for Ukraine. Currently, this is one of the main needs of her army," she told reporters upon arrival at NATO headquarters for a meeting of the contact group on arms supplies to Kiev.

Shakalene added that the implementation of this plan should be accelerated, as certain difficulties may arise during the summer period.

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