Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal visit the town of Borodianka in Ukraine's Kyiv region in April 2022.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and her Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal visit the Ukrainian town of Borodianka in April 2022.
  • Ukrainians are dying to help protect European security, Lithuania's prime minister told Insider.
  • That's why Ukraine should get the weapons it needs, including offensive weapons, she said.
  • Ingrida Šimonytė added that Ukraine's allies are "not losing people. We're just losing some money."

Ukraine's allies should support Ukraine with whatever weapons it needs because Ukrainians are dying to protect Europe from Russia, Lithuania's prime minister said in an interview with Insider.

Ingrida Šimonytė spoke to Insider on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.