Lithuania and Ukraine do not recognize occupation of any Ukrainian territories – Foreign Ministers Sybiha and Budrys
At a press conference in Kyiv, Foreign Ministers Andrii Sybiha and Kęstutis Budrys said that Ukraine and Lithuania will never recognize any illegal occupation of territory by Russia, either today or in the future.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by Ukrinform.
Sybiha noted that he had informed his counterpart about the outcome of the talks in Saudi Arabia and emphasized Ukraine's principled position: "We will never recognize the territories stolen by Russia, we will not agree to any restrictions on our army or defense capabilities, and we will never allow our choice of allies and alliances to be blocked."
Sibiga also assured his Lithuanian counterpart that Kyiv's principles of "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine" and "Nothing about Europe without Europe" remain unshakable.
Budris, for his part, noted that the only effective tool for negotiations is pressure on Russia.
"We fully respect Ukraine's sovereignty over its internationally recognized territory. Lithuania will never recognize any illegal occupation of Ukraine's territory, neither today, nor tomorrow, nor in the future. We see the only effective lever and the only effective tool for negotiations as pressure on Russia, pressure with further sanctions, as well as more efficient use of frozen assets," the head of Lithuanian diplomacy said.
As a reminder, Lithuania is ready to play a role in ensuring Ukraine's security and become part of the Coalition of the Willing.
