Lithuania remains open to the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine as part of training missions for Ukrainian soldiers, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Wednesday. In a story published in the Financial Times the Lithuanian leader confirmed her previously expressed openness to this idea. She said her country, which is a member of both NATO and the European Union, is prepared to send soldiers on training missions to Ukraine. There is parliamentary authorization to do so, but Kiev has not yet asked for it, she said. Lithuania is one of the most determined supporters of Ukraine, which has…