Lithuanian FM arrives in Kyiv.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis announced that he arrived in Kyiv on Jan.

25. "I am back in the capital city of the most inspirational Europeans I ever met, finding out how Lithuania can help even more," Landsbergis posted on X. Lithuania is one of Ukraine's strongest allies.

President Gitanas Nauseda made an official visit to Kyiv for its Independence Day celebrations on Aug.

24. Landsbergis urged other EU countries in October to stop saying that they will support Ukraine for "as long as it takes," arguing that it should be replaced by "supporting Ukraine to its victory." "If we are unable to say this, it is because there are other options in our mind, and the only other option is Putin's victory," Landsbergis said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Lithuania on Jan.

10 as part of a visit to the Baltic states. During Zelensky's visit, Nauseda announced Vilnius would provide Kyiv with long-term support worth 200 million euros (£219 million).

Scholz on security guarantees for Ukraine: 'I assume we will finalize it soon' German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he expects Kyiv and Berlin to agree on security guarantees "soon" during the press conference on Jan.

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The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova