Question asked and answered....
Posted on 03/07/2022 7:02:21 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday assured Lithuania and Latvia of NATO protection and American support as he made quick visits to two of the three Baltic states that are increasingly on edge as Russia presses ahead with its invasion of Ukraine.
Along with Estonia, which Blinken will visit on Tuesday, the former Soviet republics are NATO members, and the Biden administration is aiming to calm any fears they have about their security in the event Russia chooses to expand its military operations.
In the Latvian capital of Riga, Blinken said the Baltics have “formed a democratic wall that now stands against the tide of autocracy” that Russia is pushing in Europe. “The United States is more committed than ever to standing with you as our democracies rise to the challenge,” he said.
“We are bolstering our shared defense so that we and our allies are prepared,” Blinken said. He stressed that the U.S. commitment to NATO’s mutual defense pact is “sacrosanct” and that NATO and the United States were discussing the permanent basing of troops in the Baltics.
Leaders in both countries expressed grave concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions as it relates to former Soviet bloc countries that are now allied or otherwise linked to the West.
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Any assurance from this US government is worthless.
You’d be a fool to trust this government.
“You’d be a fool to trust this government.”
Yup. If I were a member of NATO, I’d put my trust in UK, France, and Poland before the US.
Ask them if they paid their Fair Share.
Throngs of abandoned Afghani US-helpers agree....
Question asked and answered....
Yup...My Post 6 take care of it, too.
"Our military has got your backs(ide)!!!"
took me too long to post my response from ddroid to see your second post
;>)
Totally.
Uh-huh... Sure.
Which makes nervous Baltic’s of NATO protection against Russia more nervous.
Two heads (sources) are better than one... :-)
How has Kamala’s diplomacy gone?
well, the graphic helps for those who don’t click links.
;>)
Americans wouldn't trust The Big Guy to protect the perfume counter at Macy's!
According to many of the “experts” around here Putin is bogged down in the mud in the Ukraine.
Apparently some of the Baltic states are not buying it....
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