Image: from Gitanas Nausėda X@GitanasNauseda
By Open Chronicle News Desk
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda in Vilnius on Sunday to coordinate regional defense strategies and confirm the status of critical security arrangements with the United States. Following high-level discussions, Zelenskyy announced that a bilateral document on security guarantees with the U.S. is “100% agreed” and currently awaits formal signing.
During the meeting with President @GitanasNauseda, we discussed, first and foremost, support for Ukraine’s energy system. Russia attacks our energy sector every day. I informed Gitanas about this and also about Ukraine’s needs to strengthen energy resilience and air defense.… pic.twitter.com/bkvsYhwUyP
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 25, 2026
The visit to the Lithuanian capital comes on the heels of intense diplomatic activity at the World Economic Forum in Davos and subsequent trilateral consultations in Abu Dhabi involving the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia. Zelenskyy emphasized that the security document has been fully finalized by both the Ukrainian and American teams, describing it as a “turning point” for Ukraine’s long-term stability.
“The document is done; we need to sign,” Zelenskyy stated during a press briefing. He noted that while the framework for security is set, the implementation and formal signing are expected to follow a cessation of hostilities. The Ukrainian leader is now looking to U.S. President Donald Trump to specify the timing and location for the official ceremony.
President Nausėda reaffirmed Lithuania’s “unflinching” support, discussing military cooperation projects including a new arms export platform in Vilnius. The leaders also focused on the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) initiative—a NATO program where allies fund the purchase of U.S. equipment for Ukraine, and the EU’s SAFE program for joint defense procurement.
The discussions in Vilnius also addressed the immediate need for air defense systems. Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched over 1,700 drones against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in the past week alone, underscoring the urgency of the “ironclad” guarantees being negotiated.
As diplomatic efforts continue, Zelenskyy and Nausėda emphasized that any lasting peace must be backed by a strong military deterrent and the active involvement of the United States to ensure that security promises “do not become another Budapest Memorandum.”