Lithuania might send soldiers to Ukraine

Lithuania is prepared to send its soldiers to Ukraine on a training mission, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė told The Financial Times, Report informs.

Ingrida Šimonytė told the FT she had parliamentary permission to send troops to Ukraine for training purposes — something her government has floated before — but that Kyiv had not yet asked for this.

Šimonytė played down reports that Lithuania was helping return men of fighting age to Ukraine, which is desperately trying to recruit more soldiers. “We will not be arranging deportations, or looking for Ukrainian men in the country because this would not be legal,” Šimonytė said, adding that the EU has guaranteed them protection until March 2025.

However, those who Kyiv proves to have evaded military service might be denied permanent residence, Šimonytė said.