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Lithuania to allocate €10 million to help Ukrainian children: what the funds will be used for

Lithuania to allocate €10 million to help Ukrainian children: what the funds will be used for

11 May 2026, 19:45

Lithuania to allocate €10 million to help Ukrainian children: what the funds will be used for — Ukraine Lithuania

Ukraine and Lithuania have signed a Joint Declaration on the protection, return, rehabilitation and reintegration of Ukrainian children. Vilnius is allocating €10 million.

This was announced by Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Andriy Sibiga, on X.

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry held a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart, Kęstutis Budrys, paying particular attention to support for Ukrainian children affected by the Russian war.

“I am grateful to Lithuania for its commitment to allocate €10 million for measures related to the protection, return, rehabilitation and reintegration of Ukrainian children, as provided for in the Joint Declaration that we signed today together with Minister Budrys,” Sibiga said.

The minister added that he was pleased to meet with Kęstutis Budrys to reaffirm the strength of the Ukrainian-Lithuanian partnership.

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