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Lithuanian PM Denies Any Arms Supplies to Ukraine

© AP Photo / Evgeniy MaloletkaUkrainian servicemen guard their position in the village of Shirokino near Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
Ukrainian servicemen guard their position in the village of Shirokino near Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Lithuania has not made any decisions about supplying arms to Ukraine, the country's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Sunday.

Lithuanian soldiers stand during a military exercise 'Iron Sword 2014' at the Gaiziunu Training Range in Pabrade some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania - Sputnik International
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"The issue should be discussed at a meeting of the State Defense Council. So far, I haven't heard about plans to hold the meeting anytime soon. No leader can make such a decision without the council's meeting," the prime minister told journalists.

He was responding to earlier media reports about Lithuania's Ambassador to Ukraine Marius Janukonis saying that Vilnius planned to start supplying arms to Kiev.

When asked whether Lithuania had coordinated the arms supply issue with neighboring countries, Butkevičius gave no answer.

Ambassador Janukonis told Ukraine's Channel 5 television on Saturday that “the Lithuanian authorities have the political will to supply weapons to Ukraine”.

“Some steps in this direction have already been made and we will continue doing this, including arms deliveries to Ukraine… I see no reason why we should not be doing this,” he added.

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