A proposal will be submitted to the Vilnius City Council to allocate 0.5 million euros to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which is now under Russia’s attack, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has said.
“I am proud and delighted that the coalition has agreed to allocate at least half a million euros to Kyiv during the council’s meeting next week, for the money to be used where they need it the most,” Šimašius said on Facebook on Tuesday.
Lithuania has been actively collecting assistance for the Ukrainian people since last Thursday when Russia attacked the country.
Blue/Yellow, an NGO supporting the Ukrainian army, reported on Monday that almost 8 million euros had already been donated by Lithuanian people, with an additional 700,000 euros donated to NGOs assisting refugees.
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