Lithuania to Discuss U.S. Suspension of Arms Supplies to Ukraine

Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, has announced that Lithuania intends to discuss with the Trump administration the recent U.S. decision to suspend certain arms deliveries to Ukraine, The Gaze reports, citing Delfi.

“We have not received any additional signals from the new administration about their intention to provide further support. The assistance that is being provided is extremely important, and we will continue to hold talks with the United States regarding some weapons systems and specific resources that Ukraine truly needs, in terms of air defense, air defense missile systems, but also in other areas,” Budrys told journalists on Wednesday.

Budrys reaffirmed Lithuania’s long-standing commitment to Ukraine and pledged to rally broader European Union support:

“Lithuania has supported, supports, and will continue to support Ukraine, and will urge others to do so — because it is just, significant in terms of interests, and, overall, morally right and justified on all other grounds. We will do this as the Republic of Lithuania — which we are committed to for the next ten years — and I will call on other countries and our EU partners at the next Foreign Affairs Council meeting to do the same.”

While acknowledging the seriousness of the situation, Budrys stressed that even if the United States does not resume deliveries, other NATO members will continue to provide meaningful assistance:

“Considering that, apart from the United States, NATO countries collectively plan to allocate €35 billion this year — that nearly matches the €40 billion target we committed to together with the U.S. at last year’s Washington summit,” he noted.

As The Gaze previously reported, the United States has halted shipments of certain air defense missiles and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine due to growing concerns about the depletion of its own weapons stockpiles.