VILNIUS: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States was ready to defend the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania if required, and will keep its military presence in the region. 'We are committed to Article 5, you can bet on that', said Austin, referring to the requirement in the NAT
VILNIUS: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States was ready to defend the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania if required, and will keep its military presence in the region.
"The United States remains steadfastly committed to the freedom and sovereignty of our Baltic allies," Austin told the news conference. "Deterrence is the one key word here. This is exactly why NATO is coming up with new regional defence plans that will hopefully be approved in NATO Vilnius summit in July", said the minister.
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