The Prime Minister of Lithuania announced Ukraine's desire to join the EU by 2030

Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said that Lithuania sees Ukraine as a member of the European Union as early as 2030 and promised to accelerate European integration. He spoke about this during a joint briefing with Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergei Koretsky in Kyiv, Censor.NET reports.

“The goal remains unchanged - we want Ukraine to become a member of the European Union in 2030. Lithuania has always politically supported and will support Ukraine,” the Lithuanian Prime Minister said.

Sinkevičius also confirmed that support for Ukraine remains a fundamental direction of Lithuania’s policy, regardless of changes in governments. He also recalled Lithuania’s obligations to annually allocate at least 0.25 percent of its GDP to support the security and defense of Ukraine.