The Presidents Of Lithuania, Poland And Ukraine Honored The Memory Of The Rebels Of 1863-1864
- 25.01.2026, 17:21
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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and First Lady Elena Zelenskaya arrived in Vilnius on January 25 to commemorate the 1863-64 rebels. They were received at the Presidential Palace by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda along with First Lady Diana Nausedene, reports Belsat.
The Zielenskis were welcomed with an honor guard and orchestra during the official ceremony. The first couple traditionally signed the guest book of the Lithuanian president.
Zelensky arrived in Vilnius on his birthday: today he turned 47.
The Ukrainian and Lithuanian delegations, as Delfi reports, discussed the progress of the peace talks, security guarantees and further military support for Ukraine, as well as Ukraine's urgent needs regarding air defense and bilateral cooperation in the defense industry. Nauseda emphasized that Lithuania remains among the most active supporters of Ukraine: total military support has already exceeded one billion euros.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki and First Lady Marta Nawrocka soon arrived in Lithuania. They were greeted in the same way as Zielenski: with a guard of honor and an orchestra.
On January 25, the presidents of Poland and Lithuania are scheduled to meet, the three presidents will jointly participate in a church service and celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1863-64 uprising, and a joint press conference will be held. The celebrations will take place at the Rosy Cemetery, where participants in the uprising, including Kastusz Kalinowski, are buried.
The Polish president has already honored the memory of the rebels: a day earlier he took part in a ceremony at the Warsaw Citadel. There, he noted that the insurgents in 1863-64 fought for a common home for "Poles, Litvins and Ruthenians" and that the blood spilled then "still strengthens our sense of independence and sovereignty to this day."
The ceremony in Warsaw was attended by Svetlana Tihanovska at the invitation of Nawrocki.