Blinken guarantees the Baltics protection from Russia – SME.sk

VILNIUS. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured on Monday Lithuania on protection by ONTO and US support, when he launched a rapid visit to the Baltic countries, which are increasingly nervous about the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“We are strengthening our common defense,” Blinken said, stressing that the US commitment to common defense within NATO is “sacred.”

According to Lithuanian President Gitanas Naused, the deteriorating security situation in the Baltic region is a matter of great concern.

“Reckless aggression against Ukraine once again proves that Mask is a long – term threat to European security, “he said.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has called for increased aid to Ukraine. At the same time, he called for an immediate halt to Russian energy imports. “We cannot pay for oil and gas with Ukrainian blood,” he said.

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The head of American diplomacy will travel to Riga on Monday, where he will meet with leading Latvian officials and Israeli Foreign Minister Jair Lapid.

Blinken will then visit the Estonian capital Tallinn and then travel to Paris for Tuesday’s talks with the French president. Emmanuelom Macronom.