After a fierce argument between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Lithuanian officials have expressed support for Ukraine, saying it will never be alone.
“Ukraine, you will never walk alone,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda posted on X on Friday.
Ukraine, you'll never walk alone.
— Gitanas Nausėda (@GitanasNauseda) February 28, 2025
“Ukraine, you have friends in us,” Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas wrote on X.
Ukraine, you have a friend in us.#StandWithUkraine
— Gintautas Paluckas (@g_paluckas) February 28, 2025
Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys also posted on X, saying that Europe’s most important task is to mobilise full support for Ukraine.
“Mobilising all political, diplomatic, financial and military support for Ukraine is Europe’s key task,” he said.
Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security.
— Kęstutis Budrys (@BudrysKestutis) February 28, 2025
Mobilising all political, diplomatic, financial and military support for #Ukraine is Europe’s key task.
Lithuania’s commitment to help Ukraine achieve long-lasting peace is unwavering. 🇱🇹🇺🇦
Budrys later posted that he had a call with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha “to reaffirm Lithuania’s long-term support and commitment to achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine”.
Trump: we are committed to Poland and the Baltic states
“I am very committed to Poland. Poland is in a tough neighbourhood, you know,” Trump told reporters in Washington on Friday.
He made the remarks when reminded that the US had deployed additional troops in Poland after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and when asked if he was committed to keeping American troops in NATO’s eastern flank.
Asked about the commitment to the Baltic states, Trump replied: “It’s a tough neighbourhood too, but we are committed.”
He then went on to say the US remains committed to NATO, “but NATO has to step up, and the Europeans have to step up more than they have”
The US has about 10,000 troops in Poland and more than 1,000 troops rotating in Lithuania.
Lithuania currently has an agreement with the US to host troop rotations until the end of 2026, but expects the deployment to be extended.
Zelensky told the media in the same event that if Russia wins in Ukraine, it will turn first to the Baltic states and then to Poland.
