Overview

• Kęstutis Budrys arrived in Kyiv on September 19 and posted a video from Mykhailivska Square praising residents’ resilience and urging steadfast support for Ukraine.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky met Budrys to discuss regional security and shared threats from Russia and Belarus, referencing the recent drone attack on Poland.
• Both sides discussed joint defense production, and Lithuania has opened an office in Ukraine to coordinate projects across assistance and reconstruction.
• The agenda covered sanctions policy, preparations for Ukraine’s first EU negotiation cluster, and coordination ahead of the UN General Assembly.
• A day earlier, Ukraine and Poland agreed to create a joint unmanned aerial vehicle working group that includes representatives of both countries’ armed forces.