Lithuania this year will contribute 2 million euros to the global humanitarian initiative Grain from Ukraine, the government’s press service has said.
“Russia is trying to turn food into a weapon again, but this time such intentions will not succeed, among other reasons, thanks to the Grain from Ukraine initiative,” Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said during her visit to Kyiv on Saturday.
Last year, Lithuania also contributed 2 million euros to the humanitarian food program initiated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
After Russia invaded Ukraine and started blockading its Black Sea ports last year, Kyiv asked for international assistance in shipping grain out of the country. Some of it was exported via the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda.
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