Aušrine Armonaite, head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Economy, said that Vilnius was sending untested military products to Ukraine because there was no place to test them in Lithuania. His words are quoted by the agency.”Sputnik.Lithuania”
“Now when there is a war in Ukraine, many of our technologies and products are exported and tested there at all stages, from early to full maturity. Because Ukrainians simply say: “Bring whatever you have, we will look, test, study. We need everything,” said Armonaite.
According to the Minister of Economy, this situation is due to the “difficulty of growth of defense industry enterprises in Lithuania.”
Formerly President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda statedthat the republic will transfer additional armored vehicles and ammunition to Ukraine. Nauseda noted that Vilnius is one of the leaders supporting Kiev in terms of the volume of the state’s gross domestic product (GDP). According to him, aid to Ukraine amounts to 1.45% of GDP.
It was previously reported that he was in Ukraine. confess the futility of a breakthrough this year.