"The new reality is that we have to solve Europe’s problems here. Not by talking, not by debating, not by getting caught up in meaningless expectations of America, but by taking action to ensure our own security," Skvernelis told reporters on Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, it is a fact that relying on a strategic partner may become increasingly difficult in the future. The US appears to have other priorities, and it is a pity that these include restoring good ties with Russia, turning the world order upside down," the Seimas speaker stated.
The US president suspended military aid to Ukraine on Monday, a White House official said, sharply escalating pressure on Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia, AFP reported. The move followed a public clash between Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday, which resulted in n Zelensky leaving the White House without signing a deal on sharing Ukrainian mineral rights as planned.