Lithuania, which has said that Putin is using winter as a weapon against Ukraine, along with Sweden, Canada and Ukraine, signed an agreement in Stockholm to establish a special fund to support the International Transport Forum (ITF). The fund will work to provide financial and analytical assistance to meet Ukraine's urgent needs in the field of civil transport. The agreement will cover roads, railways, ports, aviation, urban mobility and logistics.
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Lithuanian Minister of Communications and Transport Juras Taminskas said that his country will continue to actively support Ukraine, providing all necessary assistance, experience and knowledge to restore the transport sector, Delfi writes.
“Sweden and Ukraine are expanding defense cooperation: emphasis on avionics and radar for destroyed road and railway infrastructure. They also plan to create reliable and sustainable transport links with Ukraine,” he said.
Coordination of the fund's work will be provided by CIG4U (Common Interest Group for Transport in Ukraine).
The first planned projects will include the installation of automated vehicle weighing systems at Ukrainian border crossings, the reconstruction of electrical substations, and projects aimed at increasing the resilience and protection of critical transport infrastructure.
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All this will take place in cooperation with the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, and other international financial institutions.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Lithuania had submitted a note of protest to the Russian Embassy in Vilnius in connection with the occupiers' strikes on Ukraine.
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