Event 096bf36a-7606-44b4-940a-d41ca663cc6b

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Lithuania

Source: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/dispat...

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Event Time

1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Dispatch from Vilnius: The Baltics are still waiting for ‘the new long telegram’ from Washington

Short Summary: NATO leaders in Vilnius express urgent need for strategic clarity and support from the US as the threat from Russia persists and the war in Ukraine continues.

Description

A commentary from Vilnius ahead of the NATO summit details the Baltic states' ongoing concerns about Russian aggression, their defense vulnerabilities, and the need for continued US and NATO commitment to deterrence in the region.

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For the last four months, NATO forces have staged the largest Allied exercise in post-Cold War Europe, including live-fire combat... the largest to be held in Lithuania in modern times.

Russia’s war against Ukraine has made it clear that the Kremlin is comfortable pursuing maximalist war aims.

The single best way to defend the Baltics is to ensure that Ukrainians get the tools they need to defeat Russia today.

At a recent meeting in Vilnius, senior leaders from Lithuania were open in their anxiety about events to the east.

Source

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/dispatch-from-vilnius-long-telegram/