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  1. Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Šakalienė "I think we are in the beginning of a very difficult process, where we will have to find specific ways to generate strength. What is a good part of the message was reiterated all around the room, including the United States. And one of the elements which is going to be critical and as I understand also, there is an agreement in the room (NATO) that it’s necessary, are our own capabilities. How can we sustainably help Ukraine if our own defense capabilities are being developed slower than that of the aggressor? The size of the Ukrainian army and the size of our defense industry, of our own defence capabilities, they are not matching the speed of the Russian military industry, of the Russian transition from peacetime to wartime economy, of Russian assembly of troops at a quite threatening speed. 
If we (Europe) want to stand strong by Ukraine and if we really want to stand strong in the face of Russia’s preparation for the next stages of imperial expansion, then we need to be armed to our teeth and probably more. And that needs to happen quite soon.
We had, in my opinion, one of the most humiliating situation the all of Europe was trying to find one million ammo rounds for Ukraine, all of Europe, that cannot be repeated. 
We (Lithuania) are going to spend 5% to 6% from 2026 to 20230." Euro News 20 FEB 25
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